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ambushed two military vehicles with 3 handmade explosives, claiming to have injured at least 3 soldiers. Salingyi G-Z PDF fighters detonated explosives in another attack on a convoy in
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Myanmar civil war (2021-present)
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341:Conflict in Myanmar and the International Response
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1161:Arakan Army
1104:Thway Thout
761:Myanmar NOW
741:14 February
715:22 February
637:11 February
589:Myanmar NOW
559:Myanmar NOW
529:Myanmar NOW
499:Myanmar NOW
469:Myanmar NOW
439:Myanmar NOW
419:14 December
173:air assault
1445:Categories
1356:War crimes
1299:Operations
1125:Anti-junta
1048:Background
819:2024-02-07
771:17 January
689:7 February
663:1 February
599:17 January
569:17 January
539:17 January
509:17 January
479:17 January
449:17 January
390:7 February
327:References
109:PDF groups
88:Background
68:-majority
1394:Tar Taing
1280:Kawkareik
1275:Thantlang
1245:Theemuhta
1082:Pro-junta
1039:Spillover
851:7 January
236:Naypyitaw
232:Union Day
217:flotillas
1404:Pinlaung
1290:Myawaddy
1240:Alaw Bum
1225:Dry Zone
1212:Theatres
1154:Chinland
1094:Tatmadaw
1060:Protests
1024:Timeline
1010:Overview
765:Archived
735:Archived
709:Archived
683:Archived
657:Archived
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593:Archived
563:Archived
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503:Archived
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443:Archived
310:See also
286:Analysis
240:Mandalay
185:Tatmadaw
162:Salingyi
116:Timeline
102:Tatmadaw
78:Mandalay
62:Dry Zone
54:theaters
1418:Impacts
1399:Pazigyi
1389:Hpakant
1323:Rakhine
1318:Laukkai
1233:Battles
1017:General
919:Myanmar
298:on the
169:Depayin
156:PDF in
70:Sagaing
56:of the
1265:Demoso
1250:Mindat
221:drones
154:Myaing
146:Monywa
140:, 2006
138:Monywa
74:Magway
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