BANGKOK -- Myanmar's ruling military regime, the State Administration Council (SAC), requested assistance from anywhere in the world almost immediately after a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake on March 28 near Mandalay, the country's second largest city. But troops that would be deployed to help with national disasters in most countries have been notably absent from relief operations.
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Civilian rescue workers in the city of Mandalay carry a body out of rubble in the aftermath of the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28. The country's military has been barely visible in the rescue efforts outside the capital Naypyitaw. © Reuters
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