Monday, August 31, 2009

Myanmar Army Routs Ethnic Chinese Rebels In The North

From The New York Times:

BANGKOK — The Myanmar military has overwhelmed rebels from an ethnic Chinese minority in the northern reaches of the country, the junta’s second victory over armed opponents in three months.

The routing over the weekend of the forces of the small, Chinese-speaking Kokang ethnic group gives Myanmar’s governing generals momentum in their campaign to quell armed opposition before elections and the adoption of a new Constitution next year.

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More News On The Myanmar's Offensive Against Rebel Strongholds

US urges Myanmar to halt ethnic attacks -- AFP
Myanmar refugees begin to return home from China -- AP
Burma Refugees in China Head Home as Fighting Dies Down -- Voice of America
Myanmar refugees wary of return -- Al Jazeera
Ethnic Chinese in Myanmar give up fight -- Philadelphia Inquirer
Border war rattles China-Myanmar ties -- Asia Times
Burmese unrest may provoke reaction from China -- San Francisco Chronicle
China angered by clashes in Burma -- Financial Times
Why Violence Erupted on the China-Burma Border -- Time Magazine

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