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Nearly 300 Myanmar soldiers flee to India after rebel gains....Nearly 300 Myanmar soldiers flee to India after rebel gains

Hundreds of other Myanmar troops have fled to India to escape fighting since the ceasefire ended in...

GUWAHATI, India – Nearly 300 Myanmar soldiers crossed the border into India to flee an advance by armed insurgents fighting the country’s junta, an Indian paramilitary officer told AFP on Jan 19.

Clashes have rocked parts of Myanmar near the Indian border since the Arakan Army (AA) attacked security forces in November 2023, ending a ceasefire that had largely held since a 2021 military coup.

This week, the group said it had taken over the major town of Paletwa and six military bases along the border of India’s Mizoram state, where the soldiers had crossed on Jan 17.
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