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At least 39 dead as explosion rocks rebel-held village in Myanmar: ‘Felt like world had come to an end’

Blast reportedly struck a building used for storing mining explosives

The Independent UK · May 31

Explosives blast in Myanmar village kills 55: reports

At least 55 people have been killed in a blast at an explosives depot in northeastern Myanmar, local media reports say.

AAP · May 31

Myanmar's military says it has recaptured a key central town from ethnic rebels

Myanmar’s military claims it has taken back control of a major district capital in northern Shan State more than a year after losing it to an armed ethnic minority rebel group

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2025

Myanmar Junta Takes Heavy Hits Three Years After Coup

One morning last October as the dawn light touched the cold hills of northern Myanmar a barrage of rockets and drones streaked through the sky and slammed into dugouts and bases housing military troops.

International Business Times · Jan 31, 2024

What is Myanmar’s Three Brotherhood Alliance that’s resisting the military?

The alliance has seen recent gains over military troops, but its successes are limited.

Al Jazeera · Jan 16, 2024

Myanmar's military should be investigated for war crimes, Amnesty International says

The human rights group Amnesty International has accused the Myanmar military of indiscriminate killings and using banned cluster munitions in response to the offensive launched by a coalition of ethnic militias in the northeast and and the west of the country

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2023

'Unprecedented' weapons seizures in Myanmar boost morale of anti-junta resistance

A military operation launched in late October has turned the tide in the ongoing civil war between the Myanmar military junta and allied opposition forces throughout the country. Photos and videos shared online in December show significant weapons caches seized by resistance fighters who have taken over military outposts around…

France 24 · Dec 20, 2023

Tentative truce shows China’s influence – and its limits – in Myanmar

Close to the generals and ethnic armed groups behind a major offensive, Beijing brought both to the table – briefly.

Al Jazeera · Dec 20, 2023

Myanmar's army chief vows counterattacks on armed groups that captured northeastern border towns

The leader of Myanmar’s army-installed government has declared its military will carry out counterattacks against a powerful alliance of ethnic armed groups

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2023

New alliances form in Myanmar struggle

At dusk in northern Myanmar, fighters from the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) patrol their frontlines and mark the positions of junta troops, their decades-long conflict with the military fraught with new risks since the coup two years ago.

Bangkok Post · Apr 19, 2023