Myanmar rebel groups, junta agree to ceasefire

by The Manila Times

Jul 16, 2024 12:31 am

YANGON, Myanmar — An alliance of ethnic minority armed groups in Myanmar said on Sunday it had agreed to a four-day ceasefire with the junta in northern Shan state following clashes in which its fighters seized territory from the military along a strategic highway to China.

The area has been rocked by fighting since late last month, when the so-called Three Brotherhood Alliance renewed an offensive against junta troops along the road to China's southwestern Yunnan province.

FIERCE FIGHTERS Members of the ethnic minority armed group Ta’ang National Liberation Army prepare their weapon for use amid clashes with Myanmar’s military in Kyaukme town, Shan state, northern Myanmar, on July 3, 2024. AFP PHOTO

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