Ethnic fighters battling way into key north Myanmar town
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FILE - This photo taken on December 13, 2023, shows members of ethnic minority armed group Ta'ang National Liberation Army preparing their weapons amid clashes with Myanmar's military in Namhsan Township in Myanmar's northern Shan State. This handout photograph taken on July 6, 2024, and released by the Myanmar Military Information Team shows Myanmar's military Deputy Commander in Chief of Defense Services Soe Win, shaking hands on right, upon his arrival at Qingdao in Shandong province of China. FILE - People walk through a market in Lashio in Myanmar's northern Shan State on June 18, 2024. Map of Lashio, Burma.
Myanmar ethnic minority fighters were battling their way into a town housing a regional military command, one of their leaders said Saturday. Meanwhile, the junta’s second-in-command arrived in China for an official visit.
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