Tuesday, May 18, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


KIA Attacks Seven Tankers Supplying ‘Aviation Fuel’ for Regime

Posted: 18 May 2021 06:42 AM PDT

The Kachin Independence Army says it suspects the tanker trucks from China would have fueled junta airstrikes on its positions.

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Kachin State Militia Recruits for Myanmar’s Junta: Villagers

Posted: 18 May 2021 05:03 AM PDT

The Rawang people's militia near the Chinese border is reportedly forcing villagers to fight the Kachin Independence Army and the NLD's new forces.

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Myanmar Navy Deserters Speak Out Against Military Regime

Posted: 18 May 2021 04:10 AM PDT

The two sailors said they could no longer stand people looking at them in disgust when they were in uniform and had joined the civil disobedience movement.

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Local Official of Myanmar Regime Shot Dead in Downtown Yangon

Posted: 18 May 2021 03:08 AM PDT

The administrator in Lanmadaw Township was shot in the head, becoming the latest in a series of ward- and village-level regime officials to be targeted.

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Myanmar Regime Reorganizes Committees to Press Ahead With BRI Projects

Posted: 18 May 2021 03:00 AM PDT

The projects are part of Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative but plans to implement them come as anti-China sentiment is increasing.

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Civilian Fighters in Chin State Capital Kill Five Myanmar Junta Troops

Posted: 18 May 2021 01:39 AM PDT

The Chinland Defense Force-Hakha attacked a group of 20 soldiers on a highway in response to junta forces' atrocities against civilians in the town of Mindat.

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US Slaps Sanctions on More Myanmar Junta Members, Ruling Body

Posted: 18 May 2021 12:33 AM PDT

The Biden administration has added the State Administration Council and 16 junta officials and relatives to its list of targeted sanctions.

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