Myanmar Ethnic Rebel Coalition to Begin Unity Talks: Report Signatories to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement are looking to build an “all-inclusive” ethnic minority front against the junta. April 29, 2021 In this March 30, 2021, file photo, Myanmar soldiers stand at a small army camp along the river bank near the border of Myanmar and Thailand. Ethnic Karen guerrillas said they captured the base on April 27. Credit: AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File Advertisement A coalition of ethnic armed organizations in Myanmar will begin talks aimed at establishing a common front against the country’s military junta, as the air force increased its strikes on rebel-held territories in the east and north in the country.