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UN chief 'strongly condemns' Myanmar military attacks on civilians

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Myanmar's army chief Min Aung Hlaing during the Armed Forces Day parade in Naypyidaw in March 2024. [AFP]

UN chief Antonio Guterres condemned on Thursday recent attacks by Myanmar's military that reportedly killed scores of civilians in western Rakhine state.

The Arakan Army (AA), an ethnic minority armed group, attacked junta forces in Rakhine in November, ending a ceasefire that had largely held since a military coup in 2021.

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