Signs of armed resistance in Myanmar
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Myanmar s new urban insurgents train with Karen fighters. Image Source: IANS News
Kolkata, May 7 : Armed opponents of the Myanmar military junta have killed three administrators appointed by them in the Yangon, Mandalay and Sagaing regions in targeted attacks.
Regime-appointed ward administrators and police informants have been attacked frequently since mid-April, but no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
IANS was the first to report the formation of armed resistance groups among ethnic Burmese from the hardline ranks of protesters upset with the random killings of their comrades.
The Federal Army and few other such groups have now merged into the United Defence Force and hundreds of its new recruits have been undergoing weapons training in camps of ethnic rebel armies like Karen National Union (KNU) .
Tuesday, 27 Apr 2021 02:53 PM MYT
Protesters join militia members to attend a training led by Karen National Union (KNU in Karen State, Myanmar April 9, 2021 in this still image obtained by Reuters from a video on April 26, 2021. Picture via Reuters
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YANGON, April 27 Chanting in Burmese their readiness to fight “for the people”, around 120 youths jogged around a muddy forest clearing in the morning light in a video released by a group that has proclaimed itself a new fighting force against Myanmar’s military junta.
A founder of the group, Mon Mon, said her United Defense Force was made up of protesters against the February 1 coup who had fled crackdowns in which hundreds of demonstrators have been killed by security forces.
World News - MYANMAR: Ethnic minority Karen insurgents attacked a Myanmar army outpost near the Thai border yesterday in some of the most intense clashes since a military coup nearly three months ago threw the country into crisis. The Karen National Union (KNU), Myanmar's oldest rebel. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Youths in black: Myanmar protesters train to fight junta
FILE PHOTO: Protesters join militia members to attend a training led by Karen National Union (KNU), amid protests against the military coup, in Karen State, Myanmar April 9, 2021 in this picture obtained by Reuters on April 26, 2021. T reuters tickers
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April 27, 2021 - 08:25
(Reuters) - Chanting in Burmese their readiness to fight for the people , around 120 youths jogged around a muddy forest clearing in the morning light in a video released by a group that has proclaimed itself a new fighting force against Myanmar s military junta.
A founder of the group, Mon Mon, said her United Defense Force was made up of protesters against the Feb. 1 coup who had fled crackdowns in which hundreds of demonstrators have been killed by security forces.
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Anti-coup protesters flash the three-finger salute, holding banner read Yangon Strike will defeat all enemies during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on Monday, April 26, 2021. (AP Photo)
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Chanting in Burmese their readiness to fight for the people , around 120 youths jogged around a muddy forest clearing in the morning light in a video released by a group that has proclaimed itself a new fighting force against Myanmar s junta.
A founder of the group, Mon Mon, said her United Defense Force was made up of protesters against the Feb 1 coup who had fled crackdowns in which hundreds of demonstrators have been killed by security forces.