Thursday, July 7, 2022

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


Chinese Foreign Minister Snubs Myanmar Junta Chief

Posted: 06 Jul 2022 05:21 AM PDT

Wang Yi was in Naypyitaw for three days but failed to meet with Min Aung Hlaing, who craves visits from foreign dignitaries as a form of recognition for his junta.

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2,200 Myanmar Junta Soldiers Killed Since January: KNU

Posted: 06 Jul 2022 05:11 AM PDT

The Karen National Union claims resistance forces have killed more than 2,200 regime soldiers between January and June this year.

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Myanmar-India Border Trade Halted After Pro-Junta Militia Kill Two Indian Men

Posted: 06 Jul 2022 04:05 AM PDT

Traders in Tamu, Sagaing Region fear revenge attacks for the killings by Pyu Saw Htee militia if they travel to India. 

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Rakhine Detainees Denied Visitors by Myanmar Junta

Posted: 06 Jul 2022 03:56 AM PDT

The regime has seized more than 40 civilians in Rakhine State since the Arakan Army abducted police and soldiers.

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Nearly 5,000 Civilians Displaced by Regime Raids in Myanmar’s Restive Sagaing

Posted: 06 Jul 2022 02:22 AM PDT

Residents from more than 10 villages in Tabayin Township were forced to flee their homes on Monday night in pouring rain.

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Dozens of Myanmar Troops, 11 PDF Fighters Killed in Clash in Shan State

Posted: 05 Jul 2022 11:22 PM PDT

Resistance groups nearly succeeded in capturing junta outposts in Pekon Township but regime forces counterattacked with artillery and troop reinforcements.

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66 Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Two Months in Chin State

Posted: 05 Jul 2022 06:37 AM PDT

The Chin National Defense Force says it and its allies clashed with regime forces 11 times in May and June.

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Myanmar Junta Chief Opens Religious Building Funded by Ex-Dictator’s Aide

Posted: 05 Jul 2022 06:20 AM PDT

Than Shwe's right-hand man Dr. Tha Yin Myat and his family are among the main donors to a $540,000 Yangon monastery likely opened to mark Min Aung Hlaing's 66th birthday.

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Two Sagaing Civilians Die in Myanmar Junta Raids

Posted: 05 Jul 2022 05:28 AM PDT

Resistance groups say they are attacking regime raiding parties.

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Resistance: Myanmar Junta Launches 125 Airstrikes to Defend Key Outpost

Posted: 05 Jul 2022 05:23 AM PDT

The regime says its forces continue to hold the Ukayit Hta outpost near the Thai border.

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Transgender Political Detainee Sexually Abused by Prison Officer in Upper Myanmar

Posted: 05 Jul 2022 05:10 AM PDT

Rights groups say that sexual assaults on political prisoners are on the rise. 

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Pro-Junta Militia Leader Attempts to Rape Second Grader in Upper Myanmar

Posted: 05 Jul 2022 02:39 AM PDT

Pyu Saw Htee militia in Sagaing Region threatened the eight-year-old victim's family and stole almost a third of the compensation money paid to them by the would-be rapist. 

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Six AA Fighters Killed as Myanmar Regime Bombs Outpost in Karen State

Posted: 04 Jul 2022 11:31 PM PDT

Two junta jets bombed an Arakan Army base in an area controlled by the KNLA near the Thai border Monday, killing and wounding AA troops and destroying buildings.

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A Toothless International Response to a Merciless Myanmar Regime

Posted: 04 Jul 2022 06:23 AM PDT

The US and the rest of the international community call the Myanmar regime 'a bunch of thugs' but they have failed to take meaningful action to punish the thugs.

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Myanmar Junta Airstrikes Kill Two, Injure Seven near Thai Border

Posted: 04 Jul 2022 05:50 AM PDT

Regime jets have been targeting villages near where its strategic Ukayit Hta outpost is under attack. 

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