BANGKOK/YANGON -- Myanmar's military regime is scrambling to deal with a sweeping offensive by ethnic armed groups that has put it in what some observers see as the toughest position since the February 2021 takeover.
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Myint Swe, center, acting president of Myanmar's military regime, speaks at a meeting with members the National Defense and Security Council on Nov. 8. (The Military True News Information Team via AP)
BANGKOK/YANGON -- Myanmar's military regime is scrambling to deal with a sweeping offensive by ethnic armed groups that has put it in what some observers see as the toughest position since the February 2021 takeover.