Locals in Yangon and three other regions report draft-age people are being seized on the street and in their homes.
Karen National Liberation Army commander say regime troops fled their base and left their weapons behind so they could pass themselves off as civilians to escape the area.
A Myanmar naval vessel picked up the 288 troops, border police and immigration officials near Cox’s Bazar on Thursday morning, Bangladeshi officials said.
The Karen National Union says the Karen National Army allowed regime troops to return to the Thai border town of Myawaddy.
Karen State has seen a surge in scam centers, run by Chinese gangs and backed by EAOs, since China cracked down on such hubs on its border with Shan State,...
Interim council is making preparations for civilian rule as resistance forces push to retake last remaining 10 percent of territory still in hands of regime troops.
Residents flee Sagaing Region’s Shwe Pyi Aye as junta pounds the National Unity Government administered town and nearby villages with shelling and airstrikes.
The Kachin Independence Army and its allies now control all the roads into the prized jade hub in Kachin State.
The military said some of its troops arrived at the previously vacated Battalion 275 military command in the town.
The Pa-O Youth Organization says 11 children have been killed by junta airstrikes and shelling since fighting broke out in January.
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