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Myanmar junta boss Min Aung Hlaing narrowly escaped an improvised rocket attack last month in Mandalay, where he planned to perform a yadaya—a traditional Burmese ritual believed to avert misfortune—according to military sources. [1]

TOKYO — The Japanese and Philippine leaders will agree this week on a deal paving the way for Tokyo to supply Manila with used military equipment, possibly including aircraft that could be deployed to patrol the disputed South China Sea, sources said... [3]

CHIANG MAI, Thailand – Jane’s Intelligence Review earlier disclosed that Burma’s largest ethnic rebel group, the United Wa State Army (UWSA), received five helicopters from China. [4]

AFP Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will travel to close ally China next month, two sources close to the military told AFP Wednesday, in what would be his first known trip there since he led a coup in 2021. [5]

Myanmar’s junta has replaced military commanders in Rakhine, Mon and Karen states following defeats, sources have told The Irrawaddy. (confirmed by 2 sources) [6]

Mizzima The Arakan Army (AA) has seized control of both Ann’s old town, home to Ann Airport, and the new town, where key administrative offices are based, according to a military source close to the group. [7]

The military has detained some healthcare workers, accusing them of treating sick and wounded rebels Credit: HANDOUT/Free Burma Rangers/AFP via Getty Images Mizzima 36 health workers were killed and health facilities were damaged 140 times in at leas... [8]

BALUKHALI CAMP, Bangladesh — When army helicopters fired on Rahim’s village in northwest Burma one day last November, the Rohingya schoolteacher told his pregnant wife to take their three young daughters and leave. [9]

Sources
[1] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2026-02-10 · 75% match

Min Aung Hlaing Narrowly Escaped Rocket Attack in Mandalay: Military Sources

Myanmar junta boss Min Aung Hlaing narrowly escaped an improvised rocket attack last month in Mandalay, where he planned to perform a yadaya—a traditional Burmese ritual believed to avert misfortune—according to military sources.

[2] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-02-20 · 75% match

3 high-ranking Myanmar officers sentenced to death for surrendering town: military sources

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-11-16 · 75% match

Tokyo, Manila to Agree Framework for Japanese Military Aid—Sources

TOKYO — The Japanese and Philippine leaders will agree this week on a deal paving the way for Tokyo to supply Manila with used military equipment, possibly including aircraft that could be deployed to patrol the disputed South China Sea, sources said

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-08-08 · 75% match

Despite Denials, UWSA Owns Helicopters: Military, Business Sources

CHIANG MAI, Thailand – Jane’s Intelligence Review earlier disclosed that Burma’s largest ethnic rebel group, the United Wa State Army (UWSA), received five helicopters from China.

[5] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-10-17 · 75% match

Myanmar junta chief to travel to China next month: sources close to military

AFP Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will travel to close ally China next month, two sources close to the military told AFP Wednesday, in what would be his first known trip there since he led a coup in 2021.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2024-03-25 · 75% match

Myanmar Military Commanders Replaced in Rakhine, Mon and Karen states: Sources

Myanmar’s junta has replaced military commanders in Rakhine, Mon and Karen states following defeats, sources have told The Irrawaddy.

[7] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-12-04 · 75% match

Arakan Army gains strategic control in Rakhine’s Ann town as fierce battles persist

Mizzima The Arakan Army (AA) has seized control of both Ann’s old town, home to Ann Airport, and the new town, where key administrative offices are based, according to a military source close to the group.

[8] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-01-17 · 75% match

387 attacks on Myanmar health facilities recorded in 2023

The military has detained some healthcare workers, accusing them of treating sick and wounded rebels Credit: HANDOUT/Free Burma Rangers/AFP via Getty Images Mizzima 36 health workers were killed and health facilities were damaged 140 times in at leas

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-04-25 · 75% match

How a Two-Week Army Crackdown Reignited Conflict in Arakan

BALUKHALI CAMP, Bangladesh — When army helicopters fired on Rahim’s village in northwest Burma one day last November, the Rohingya schoolteacher told his pregnant wife to take their three young daughters and leave.

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2024-06-25 · 75% match

First Myanmar Junta Conscripts to Begin Duty at End of Month

YANGON—A first batch of 5,000 conscripts called up by Myanmar’s junta will begin duty at the end of this month, military sources told AFP on Monday, as the generals struggle to crush opposition to their coup.

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