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Myanmar's junta leader Min Aung Hlaing has called on armed ethnic groups involved in an offensive. He warned if armed organisations keep on being foolish, residents of the relevant regions will suffer bad impacts. So, it necessary to consider the lives of the people, and those organisations need to solve their problems politically," the Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper reported.

Myanmar's military is facing the biggest challenge to its grip on the Southeast Asian nation since taking power in a 2021 coup, after three ethnic minority forces launched a coordinated offensive in late October, capturing some towns, including major border trade zones, and military posts.

A parallel civilian govt backing some of the armed rebel groups dismissed Min Aung Hlaing's call for dialogue. "As they are losing badly on the ground, they are trying to find an exit route. There would be genuine dialogue if military guarantees it no longer has a role in politics; they must be under an elected govt," said Kyaw Zaw, a spokesperson for the parallel National Unity Govt.
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