The Irrawaddy Magazine

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• Myanmar Resistance Forces China-Backed Nickel Plant Shut Down
• Myanmar Junta Arming, Training Civilians as Losses, Defections Mount
• Kayah Civilians Urged to Dig Bomb Shelters Amid Myanmar Junta Airstrikes
• The Worst Myanmar Regime Airstrikes on Civilians
• Sacking of Myanmar Air Force Chief Fuels Personal Rift Rumors
• Villagers Flee Junta Raids in Upper Myanmar
• UN Envoy, Thai Leader Hold Talks on Myanmar

Myanmar Resistance Forces China-Backed Nickel Plant Shut Down Posted: 18 Jan 2022 05:28 AM PST A Sagaing Region people's defense force blew up electricity pylons supplying the major ferronickel-processing plant in Tigyaing Township. The post Myanmar Resistance Forces China-Backed Nickel Plant Shut Down appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Myanmar Junta Arming, Training Civilians as Losses, Defections Mount Posted: 18 Jan 2022 05:16 AM PST Pro-military individuals and militias, USDP members and ex-soldiers are among those receiving weapons and tactical training from the regime. The post Myanmar Junta Arming, Training Civilians as Losses, Defections Mount appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Kayah Civilians Urged to Dig Bomb Shelters Amid Myanmar Junta Airstrikes Posted: 18 Jan 2022 04:40 AM PST The Karenni State Consultative Council, a civilian alliance formed to oppose the regime, claims the junta is committing genocide in the state. The post Kayah Civilians Urged to Dig Bomb Shelters Amid Myanmar Junta Airstrikes appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

The Worst Myanmar Regime Airstrikes on Civilians Posted: 18 Jan 2022 04:34 AM PST The attacks have displaced nearly 200,000 civilians, breaching the Geneva Convention and international law that prohibits aerial attacks designed to terrorize civilians and destroy their property. The post The Worst Myanmar Regime Airstrikes on Civilians appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Sacking of Myanmar Air Force Chief Fuels Personal Rift Rumors Posted: 18 Jan 2022 04:15 AM PST Myanmar's air force chief Maung Maung Kyaw has retired as the junta relies increasingly on airstrikes to support its struggling ground troops. The post Sacking of Myanmar Air Force Chief Fuels Personal Rift Rumors appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Villagers Flee Junta Raids in Upper Myanmar Posted: 18 Jan 2022 01:13 AM PST Hundreds forced from their homes in at least 20 villages in Magwe Region as regime troops torture civilians and torch houses. The post Villagers Flee Junta Raids in Upper Myanmar appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

UN Envoy, Thai Leader Hold Talks on Myanmar Posted: 17 Jan 2022 10:59 PM PST Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told Special Envoy Noeleen Heyzer that Thailand would not push any Myanmar refugees back across the border. The post UN Envoy, Thai Leader Hold Talks on Myanmar appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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