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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Myanmar's military boosts air power as it recaptures a key town

Myanmar Conflict - (Myanmar Military True News Information Team)

Myanmar’s military has commissioned new combat aircraft to boost its air capacities, state media reported Friday, as the army steps up efforts to regain territory from resistance forces in the country’s civil war.

The state-run Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper did not specify the number or types of the newly commissioned aircraft, but photos released by the military suggest it received four jet fighters, including two Russian-made Su-30 aircraft widely used for bombing and combat missions.

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