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• KIA Attacks Seven Tankers Supplying ‘Aviation Fuel’ for Regime
• Kachin State Militia Recruits for Myanmar’s Junta: Villagers
• Myanmar Navy Deserters Speak Out Against Military Regime
• Local Official of Myanmar Regime Shot Dead in Downtown Yangon
• Myanmar Regime Reorganizes Committees to Press Ahead With BRI Projects
• Civilian Fighters in Chin State Capital Kill Five Myanmar Junta Troops
• US Slaps Sanctions on More Myanmar Junta Members, Ruling Body

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. The post KIA Attacks Seven Tankers Supplying 'Aviation Fuel' for Regime appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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. The post Kachin State Militia Recruits for Myanmar's Junta: Villagers appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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. The post Myanmar Navy Deserters Speak Out Against Military Regime appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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. The post Local Official of Myanmar Regime Shot Dead in Downtown Yangon appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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. The post Myanmar Regime Reorganizes Committees to Press Ahead With BRI Projects appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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. The post Civilian Fighters in Chin State Capital Kill Five Myanmar Junta Troops appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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. The post US Slaps Sanctions on More Myanmar Junta Members, Ruling Body appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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