State media in Myanmar say the Southeast Asian nation's military government has recaptured a strategic gateway town after nearly a year of effort, marking a rare turnaround in the country's ...

The Indian Army said that on May 14, a battalion of the country’s Assam Rifles (AR) paramilitary force patrolling a border post in the northeast Indian state of Manipur, killed 10 men armed with ...

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the army’s 2021 takeover, which led to nationwide peaceful protests that escalated into armed resistance and what now amounts to civil war.

The rebels now hold about 15,000 prisoners of war, according to People’s Goal, a nonprofit that assists defectors from the army and is tracking junta soldiers captured by the rebels.

A version of this article appears in print on May 31, 2025, Section A, Page 4 of the New York edition with the headline: Pressured by China, Myanmar Rebels Cede Hard-Won Territory.

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the army's 2021 takeover, which led to nationwide peaceful protests that escalated into armed resistance and what now amounts to civil war.

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the army’s 2021 takeover, which led to nationwide peaceful protests that escalated into armed resistance and what now amounts to civil war.

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar 's military has recaptured a strategic gateway town from rebel forces after nearly a year, state-media reported Thursday, marking a rare turnaround in the country’s ...