Myanmar: Ethnic rebels declare control over key border town as 200 military personnel flee

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Follow us on Image Source : REUTERS (FILE) Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing Naypyidaw: Myanmar's anti-junta resistance declared that it won control over the critical border town of Myawaddy, adding to the string of wins, in a days-long assault that forced about 200 Myanmar military personnel to retreat. Myanmar's military-run government is battling insurgencies on several fronts and has suffered a series of defeats since the rebel groups launched a coordinated offensive near the Chinese border. The retreat of junta troops in Myawaddy, adjacent to the Thai town of Mae Sot, signals the potential loss of another...