Record number of civilians hurt by explosives in 2023
Last year saw the highest number of civilian casualties killed or injured by explosives in more than a decade, according to new research.
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Last year saw the highest number of civilian casualties killed or injured by explosives in more than a decade, according to new research.
BANGKOK (AP) — An alliance of ethnic armed groups in northeastern Myanmar has reportedly achieved one of the main goals it set when it launched an offensive last October by taking control of Laukkaing, a key city on the border with China, according to local residents and independent media accounts on Friday.
China has protested to Myanmar after five people were injured by artillery shells lobbed during battles between its ruling junta and rebel groups that strayed into a small town near their border, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Thursday.