Thursday, September 16, 2021

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Boy, 13, Among Three Villagers Killed by Myanmar Junta Troops in Raid in Magwe

Posted: 16 Sep 2021 05:50 AM PDT

Soldiers chased down the boy and a young man and shot them dead, and burned a third victim alive inside a house, Sanpya Village residents said.

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Youth Killed, Several Detained as Myanmar Junta Forces Raid Yangon Neighborhoods

Posted: 16 Sep 2021 05:13 AM PDT

Residents in several townships said regime personnel conducted violent night raids, beating detainees for information and looting homes.

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Over 20 Myanmar Military Soldiers Killed in Clashes

Posted: 16 Sep 2021 05:05 AM PDT

Civilian fighters ambush junta troops in Chin State, Sagaing and Magwe regions as armed resistance to the junta intensifies.

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Myanmar Military Battles Ethnic Armed Group in Kachin State

Posted: 16 Sep 2021 04:00 AM PDT

Junta troops and fighters from the Kachin Independence Army are clashing over control of a strategic road in northern Myanmar.

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UN Envoy Joins Her Predecessors in Myanmar’s ‘Graveyard of Diplomats’

Posted: 16 Sep 2021 12:53 AM PDT

The soon-to-be departing Christine Schraner Burgener has admitted for the first time that the junta has no interest in talking or a peaceful solution to Myanmar's crisis.

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