This photo taken on October 22 shows children receiving food in a temporary shelter at a camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Demoso township in Myanmar’s Kayah state. //AFP
Myanmar anti-coup fighters were battling the military for control of a state capital, both sides said on Tuesday.
Clashes across Myanmar have entered a fourth week, sparked by a surprise offensive against the military by an alliance of ethnic minorities along a swathe of territory near the China border.
The offensive has galvanised other opponents of the military, with clashes spreading to the east and west in what analysts say is the biggest challenge to the junta since it seized power in 2021.
Karenni Nationalities Defence Force (KNDF) and ethnic minority Karenni Army (KA) fighters were in “very intense fighting” with the military in Loikaw town, KNDF chairman Khun Bedu told AFP.
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