Kokang rebels

Myanmar military troops march along a deserted road in Chin Shwe Haw town of Kokang self-administered area, northern Shan State, Myanmar, February 16, 2015. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
News
11 March 2015
Myanmar fighting spills over into China
A wounded Red Cross volunteer lies on ground after vehicles of a civilian rescue convoy were attacked by Kokang rebels near the self-administered Kokang capital Laukkai, northern Shan State, Myanmar, February 17, 2015. Two volunteers from the Myanmar Red Cross Society were injured in the convoy attack. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo
Domestic
18 February 2015
Two Red Cross volunteers shot in troubled Kokang
In what is said to be the first attack against the Myanmar Red Cross, two Red Cross...
President U Thein Sein visits injured military personnel and families of soldiers killed during clashes with Kokang fighters in Laukkai area, Shan State, on February 16, 2015. Photo: President's Office
Domestic
18 February 2015
President vows not to ‘lose an inch’ of land to...
Myanmar’s president has vowed “not to lose an inch” of territory in clashes with ethnic...
People load their belongings onto a van as they prepare to flee fighting in and around the Kokang capital Laukkai, northern Shan State, Myanmar, February 16, 2015. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
News
17 February 2015
China warns of instability due to Kokang fighting
China warned of a threat to border stability after the dramatic upsurge in conflict in a...
Military troops march as they clear the area in Chin Shwe Haw town of the Kokang-administered area, northern Shan State, Myanmar, February 16, 2015. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
News
17 February 2015
Parliament denounces ‘Kokang renegade’ attacks in...
Nay Pyi Taw – The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw has condemned the actions of ‘Kokang renegades’ who...

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