Myanmar activists held protests across the country overnight two months after the military seized power, as a United Nations special envoy warned that “a bloodbath is imminent” because of the intensified crackdown on anti-coup demonstrations.
The envoy’s warning follows a flare-up in fighting between the army and ethnic minority insurgents in frontier regions.
At least 20 soldiers were killed and four military trucks destroyed in clashes with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), one of Myanmar’s most powerful rebel groups, DVB news reported.
A KIA soldier cited by Kachin Liberation Media said the attack happened on Wednesday afternoon.
Reuters could not immediately verify …
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