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Myanmar Alliance Agrees to Extend Ceasefire With Junta in Shan State. YANGON—An alliance of armed groups in Myanmar has agreed to extend a ceasefire with the junta in northern Shan state after “pressure” from China, a leader of one of the groups said on Saturday. Ceasefire, which was extended to July 31, comes after clashes saw its fighters seize territory from the military along a strategic highway to China.

The area has been rocked by fighting since late last month, three Brotherhood Alliance renewed an offensive against junta troops along the road to China’s Yunnan province. The alliance of ethnic minority armed groups — made up of Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) — initially agreed to a 4-days ceasefire from July 14-18. A third member of the alliance, the Arakan Army, did not agree to the ceasefire.
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