Myanmar says 22 dead in Kachin fighting this month

Posted: Monday, April 21, 2014 12:00 am
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Updated: 6:37 am, Mon Apr 21, 2014.

Myanmar says 22 dead in Kachin fighting this month



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Fighting between government troops and ethnic rebels in Myanmar's northeastern state of Kachin has left at least 22 people dead this month, state-run media reported Sunday.

The clashes in Kachin come despite efforts by the government to forge a nationwide cease-fire agreement with all armed ethnic groups within the next few months —— a deadline that has repeatedly been pushed back because of ongoing clashes.

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