Rebel group claims to have taken control of Myanmar’s border with Bangladesh in grinding civil war
One of the most powerful ethnic minority armed groups battling Myanmar’s army claims it has captured full control of the border with Bangladesh.
Deadly siege ends Junta control of Myanmar border region
Myanmar’s rebels have won control of the border with Bangladesh for the first time, in a “huge step forward” for opposition groups fighting to rid the western Rakhine state of the military.
Myanmar civil war: Junta suffers MAJOR defeat as rebels capture Rohingya-dominated Bangladesh border; What's happens next?
In a significant development in the Myanmar civil war, which has been raging since 2021, the military junta has suffered a major defeat at the hands of rebel fighters of the Arakan Army (AA), who have seized control of the BGP5 barracks,
Ethnic rebels lay claim to key border town in Rakhine
One of the most powerful ethnic minority armed groups battling the junta has claimed the capture of the last army outpost in the strategic western town of Maungdaw, gaining full control of the 271km-long border with Bangladesh.
Ethnic armed group claims capture of key western Myanmar town near border with Bangladesh
One of the most powerful ethnic minority armed groups battling Myanmar’s army claims it has captured the last military outpost in a strategic western town, gaining full control of the 270-kilometer (1
Myanmar Ethnic Armed Group Claims Control Of Border Region
A Myanmar ethnic armed group has claimed complete control of a key region along the Bangladesh border, piling further pressure on the junta battling opponents elsewhere across the country.
Armed group claims control of Myanmar border region
An ethnic armed group in Myanmar has claimed complete control of a key region along the country's border with Bangladesh, piling further pressure on the military government battling opponents elsewhere across the Southeast Asian nation.
Myanmar ethnic armed group claims control of key region along Bangladesh border
The last junta base near Maungdaw town had fallen early on Dec 9 after almost two months of fighting. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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