KYAUKME, Myanmar — Residents of Kyaukme in northern Myanmar are counting their dead and picking through rubble following fresh fighting that shredded a Beijing-brokered ceasefire between the junta and an alliance of armed ethnic groups.
Last week, fighters from the Ta'ang National Liberation Army took control of the town of 30,000 — on the main trade route to China — in the latest setback for the military as it battles opponents across the Southeast Asian country.But air and artillery strikes, as well as rocket attacks, have gutted parts of the town in northern Shan state, leaving buildings without roofs or windows, and residents desperate to flee.
The remains of a burned house is photographed following fighting between Myanmar's military and the Ta'ang National Liberation Army ethnic armed group in Kyaukme town, Shan state, northern Myanmar, on July 1, 2024. AFP PHOTOBurned-out cars stood in front of one shattered four-story building, its corrugated roofing strewn about the streets.TNLA soldiers in combat fatigues stood guard outside the police station, while others carried out patrols and checked vehicles.
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