Fighters opposed to the military government seized a police station in the eastern town of Mobye on Sunday. It was set on fire, and at least 13 security personnel were captured or killed. And after facing nearly four months of a violent crackdown – a growing number of young, anti-military protesters are joining ethnic rebel groups for training. Al Jazeera’s Scott Heidler has the story. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Myanmar
0 A senior official from the National League of Democracy (NLD), the party of detained Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has revealed to Al Jazeera about how he fled the country, fearing for his life, after the February 1 coup. Dr Sasa, who left Myanmar by taxi and motorbike over the mountains, has now been chosen as the special envoy of the committee representing the NLD to the United Nations. For his safety, Dr Sasa spoke from an undisclosed location with Al Jazeera and said he thinks the army may now not be 100 percent behind the military government. Al Jazeera’s James Bays reports from the United Nations, New […]
0 Police and security forces have allowed hundreds of protesters in Myanmar’s biggest city Yangon to leave after they hunkered down in one district in defiance of a weeks-long nightly curfew to protest the military government’s coup. It follows United Nations chief Antonio Guterres’ warning that security forces should show “maximum restraint” in dealing with the protesters. Security forces have killed dozens of protesters in weeks of demonstrations after Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was detained on February 1 following the military’s take over. The government has revoked the license of five independent media outlets. Al Jazeera’s Katia Lopez-Hodayan reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us […]
