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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Grant Peck

Myanmar confirms that a key northeastern city near China has been seized by an armed ethnic alliance

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Myanmar’s military government has acknowledged that it withdrew its forces from a key city on the northeastern border with China after it was taken over by an alliance of ethnic armed groups it has been battling for months.

The Three Brotherhood Alliance took control of Laukkaing late Thursday after Myanmar military forces laid down their arms and were allowed to withdraw, both sides said Saturday.

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