Rebel forces take Myanmar city

BANGKOK -- Armed resistance groups fighting Myanmar's military government seized a district capital in the northern part of the country Monday after taking control of state offices and a police station in a four-day offensive, according to residents, the country's major opposition coalition and media reports.

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