Analysis: Air Assaults Raise Doubts About Myanmar's Reformist Rulers -- New York Times/Reuters
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Unprecedented aerial attacks on ethnic Kachin rebels by Myanmar's military have raised doubts about whether the retired generals in a government hailed for its reforms have really changed their harsh old ways.
Assurances by the quasi-civilian government that it wants a peace deal with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and that the military is exercising "maximum restraint" are starting to ring hollow as jets and helicopter gunships take to the air.
Read more ....
More News On Myanmar's War Against Kachin Rebels
Kachin rebels say government air and ground attacks continue in northern Myanmar -- Washington Post/AP
Fighting rages in Myanmar's Kachin State -- Myanmar Times
Myanmar’s Kachin rebels accuse government of artillery attack on headquarter city -- Washington Post/AP
Myanmar Could Sign Ceasefire With Ethnic Insurgent Groups -- NPR
Conflict a blot on Myanmar government -- Gulf News
No comments:
Post a Comment