He noted an incident in northern Shan state last month in which troops from two members of the Three Brotherhood Alliance - the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army - traded fire over a territorial dispute.
Civilian deaths rise in Myanmar's civil war as resistance forces tighten noose around military
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“That's where you need to cut it off to prevent the military from sending reinforcements,” said Morgan Michaels, a Singapore-based analyst with the International Institute of Strategic Studies who runs its Myanmar Conflict Map project.
Fighting breaks out as militias launch new attacks against regime in Myanmar's civil war
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