Osmond, a spokesperson for the Mandalay People’s Defense Force who would only give his nom de guerre because of safety concerns, said his and other local resistance groups have seized nearly 20 military outposts.
Fighting breaks out as militias launch new attacks against regime in Myanmar's civil war
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The Yangon region branch of its armed wing, the People’s Defense Force, announced a recruitment drive and said they received about 1,000 online applications within 12 hours.
Many in Myanmar consider fleeing to Thailand to escape conscription into an army they despise
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