Thousands feared displaced after armed groups, Myanmar junta forces clash near China border
China's public security minister has held talks with Myanmar's junta on establishing peace along their shared border, state media said Tuesday, following clashes between ethnic armed groups and the military… Since Friday fighting has raged across a swathe of Myanmar's northern Shan state – where a billion-dollar rail link is planned as part of Beijing's Belt and Road global infrastructure project.
The Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), the Arakan Army (AA) and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) said they had seized several military posts and key roads.
The three groups – which analysts say can call on at least 15,000 fighters between them – have fought regularly with the military over autonomy and control of resources.
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