Myanmar military bombing kills 14 at Buddhist monastery, opposition reports
More than 100 people were in the monastery for a religious retreat, according to a local resident.
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Figurehead president of military-ruled Myanmar dies aged 74
Myint Swe headed Myanmar as president from 2021 to 2024 following the military’s power grab.
![Myanmar Vice President Myint Swe speaks during a ceremony to mark Myanmar's 73rd anniversary of Union Day in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, in 2020 [File: Aung Shine Oo/AP]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/AP25218231174489-1754548537.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Girl, 6, among group arrested for assassination of Myanmar general
Lin Latt Shwe, 6, was detained along with her mother and other suspects in the killing of retired general in Yangon.
Malaysia wants Myanmar ceasefire extended amid ASEAN ban on coup leaders
Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan urges ASEAN to support expanding ceasefire beyond the currently affected zone.
Could an earthquake shift the balance in Myanmar’s civil war?
Aftershocks of Myanmar’s devastating earthquake add new dimension to country’s four-year-long civil war.
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Myanmar general speaks just before deadly earthquake strikes
Moments before Myanmar’s deadliest quake in a century, General Zaw Min Tun defended military rule, dismissed war crimes
Published On 13 Apr 2025
Myanmar’s military drafts thousands in first year of conscription drive
Forced conscription has failed to change the course of Myanmar’s grinding civil war, and many are refusing to serve.
‘Inch by inch’: Myanmar rebels close in on key military base in Chin State
Under heavy Myanmar air force attacks, Chin rebels pay heavy price for success of ‘Mission Jerusalem’.
![Resistance reinforcements sit on the back of a pickup truck as they leave to the frontline in Falam township, Chin State, Myanmar, in January 2025 [Valeria Mongelli/Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/0H1A3922-1742020373.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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A ray of sunshine for Myanmar’s wounded rebels as civil war rages
The Sunshine Care Centre has helped hundreds of badly injured fighters from Myanmar’s civil war recover from injuries.
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Myanmar’s rebels liberate territory – administrating it is the next battle
Al Jazeera visits liberated area in Karen State where establishing a civil administration is the next task for fighters.
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