Defense

Reports of air strikes in Myanmar’s Kachin State

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern about reports of air strikes in Myanmar's Kachin State, A 20-month conflict between government troops and r...

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January 3, 2013 10:42 am

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern about reports of air strikes in Myanmar’s Kachin State, A 20-month conflict between government troops and rebels has been escalating in recent days. The hostilities have already caused large- scale displacement of civilians who are in need of humanitarian assistance. Myanmar, formerly known as Burma was under military rule for almost a half century until 2011.