Myanmar Junta Faces 'Heavy Assault' from Insurgent Alliance

Over Two Million Displaced as Rebels Capture Several Towns and Military Posts

• An alliance of three ethnic armed groups in Myanmar has launched a coordinated offensive against the military junta, capturing several towns and military posts across the country.
• The offensive, dubbed 'Operation 1027', has displaced over two million people according to the UN, and is the biggest challenge the junta has faced in years.
• Insurgent groups are using drones to drop bombs on military posts, and the junta has admitted to facing 'heavy assaults' from the rebels.
• Despite the escalating conflict, the military junta has refused to negotiate with opposition forces.
• Thousands of refugees who had fled to India due to the fighting have begun returning home as the situation stabilizes.

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