FILE - In this March 30, 2021, file photo, Myanmar soldiers stand at a small army camp along the river bank near the border of Myanmar and Thailand. Ethnic Karen guerrillas said they captured the Myanmar army base Tuesday, April 27, 2021 in what represents a morale-boosting action for those opposing the military's takeover of the country's civilian government in February. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)
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Myanmar airstrikes on ethnic forces reported on 2 fronts
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BANGKOK
Myanmar government forces launched airstrikes against ethnic minority guerrillas in two areas of the country on Wednesday, local reports said.
Fighting has been raging daily in northern Myanmar in territory controlled by the Kachin Independence Organization, representing the Kachin minority, and in the east by the Karen National Union, representing the Karen.