Myanmar Rebels Are Opening Colleges
As Myanmar’s civil war heads into a fifth year, anti-junta forces are opening universities and colleges as part of their pursuit of a federal democracy.
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China has brokered another ceasefire in Myanmar civil war. But will it hold?
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Rwanda-backed rebels capture key eastern DR Congo town
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China says it brokered a ceasefire between Myanmar army and an ethnic rebel group
China says it has brokered a ceasefire between Myanmar’s military government and a major ethnic rebel group in the country’s northeastABC News - 6d -
Myanmar airstrike on detention camp kills dozens, armed opposition group says
Those killed in attack on camp for relatives of junta soldiers in Rakhine state were women and children, Arakan Army says. A Myanmar junta airstrike has killed 28 people, including children, and ...The Guardian - 6d -
Southeast Asian foreign ministers seek breakthrough in Myanmar conflict and South China Sea disputes
Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and ...ABC News - Jan. 18 -
China and Thailand detain 12 crime ring members suspected of trafficking actor to Myanmar
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Mysterious airstrip appears on a Yemeni island as Houthi rebel attacks threaten region
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Islamic State-linked rebels kill at least 10 people in eastern Congo
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Why do civilians often die in Nigerian military strikes that target rebels?
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A landslide in a Myanmar jade mining area kills at least 12 and leaves many missing
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Sudanese army captures key city from rebels
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Sudanese army claims capture of key eastern city from rebels
The development marks one of the most significant gains for the army in its almost two-year long war with rebel forces.BBC News - Jan. 12 -
Sudan’s army recaptures Wad Madani from rebel Rapid Support Forces
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College Football Playoff: Ohio State opens as 9.5-point favorite over Notre Dame in national title game
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Rebels force RFU vote on under-fire Sweeney
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Myanmar army airstrike in Rakhine state kills about 40 people, says opposition group
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Rebels issue demand for RFU chief Sweeney sacking
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Army airstrike on village in Myanmar has killed at least 40 people, reports say
An airstrike by Myanmar’s army on a village under the control of an armed ethnic minority group has killed about 40 people and injured at least 20 others, officials of the group and a local charity ...ABC News - Jan. 9 -
An army airstrike on a village in western Myanmar has killed at least 40 people, reports say
An army airstrike on a village in western Myanmar has killed at least 40 people, reports sayABC News - Jan. 9 -
Japanese yakuza leader pleads guilty to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar
US authorities charged Takeshi Ebisawa with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar for expected use by Iran in nuclear weapons. A member of the Japanese criminal underworld has ...The Guardian - Jan. 9 -
Thai police say Chinese actor was trafficked to Myanmar to work in a scam operation
Thai police say a Chinese actor who disappeared and was found near the border of Myanmar in an area where online scam networks operate was a victim of human traffickingABC News - Jan. 8 -
U.S. says Sudan's rebels have committed genocide and sanctions their leaders
The US determined Tuesday that members of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed genocide in Sudan and it imposed sanctions on the group’s leader.NBC News - Jan. 8 -
Rwanda-backed rebels seize key town in DR Congo
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Rwanda-backed rebels seize key town in DR Congo
It is the second town seized by the group in as many days in the mineral-rich North Kivu province.BBC News - Jan. 5 -
Myanmar junta to free about 6,000 prisoners in annual amnesty, including 180 foreigners
It was not clear whether Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been held virtually incommunicado since 2021 coup, would be among those released. Myanmar’s military government will release about 6,000 prisoners ...The Guardian - Jan. 4 -
Myanmar to release prisoners to mark Independence Day
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Gingrich slams 'suicidal strategy' of rebel Republicans in Speaker vote
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