Tuesday, January 18, 2022

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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