Myanmar's National Defence and Security Council agreed on Wednesday to extend a state of emergency by six months, the junta said, again delaying elections the military has promised to hold.
An alliance of ethnic minority groups and pro-democracy fighters has launched a coordinated attack on Myanmar s ruling military, posing the biggest challenge yet to the junta s rule. The offensive, named Operation 1027, has seen the rebels seize territory and military equipment, forcing the junta to concede that it is being tested. With its reputation at stake, the military is unlikely to concede easily and could mount a decisive response to crush the rebellion.
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Myanmar will release more than 5,000 people jailed for protesting against a February coup that ousted the civilian government, the country's junta chief said today.
A clash between Myanmar soldiers and villagers wielding homemade guns left at least three civilians dead in the south of the coup-stricken country Saturday, state media said, although one witness put the death toll at 12.