Clashes іn Myanmar's Ethnic Areas Spark Calls for Restraint

Fighting has flared in areas of Myanmar controlled by ethnic rebels who refused to sign a cease-fire, raising fears the army is pressuring groups that did not join in what was supposed to be a crowning achievement of President Thein Sein's five-year term. The United Nations and the United States have called on the military to de-escalate the tension, stressing that the groups, such as the Kachin Independence Organization operating on Myanmar's northern border, should not be...

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