U.S., allies may be planning Ukraine proxy war model for Myanmar
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The militias are mostly lightly armed, using rudimentary rifles and homemade explosives to fight the well-equipped military, which has been accused by the United Nations of using heavy weapons and air strikes against civilian populations.
Myanmar resistance urges West to provide arms for fight against junta
Previously:
Myanmar Violence: a Slow Burn US Proxy War
by Ret. Col. Douglas Macgregor | MAY 10, 2022
The war against Russia in Ukraine has evolved, but not in the way Western observers predicted.
The Threat Of Polish Involvement In Ukraine
Russian Reporting on the Secrets of the Command Bunker Underneath Azovstal
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This news is from a Azerbaijan news source and not otherwise confirmed as of right now:
Canadian General Trevor Kadier captured while trying to escape from Azovstal
Claims that Ukraine is set for victory on the ground are Kiev and Washington’s wishful thinking at best
Ukraine is winning the battle on Twitter, but in the real world Kiev is losing the fight for the Donbass
Twenty civilians leave Mariupol’s Azovstal site
A group of 20 civilians are leaving the Azovstal steelworks, where the last Ukrainian troops are holed up in the Black Sea port of Mariupol, the soldiers there said Saturday.
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Earlier Saturday, a correspondent from Russia’s TASS news agency reported from the city that 25 civilians – including six children younger than 14 – had quit the site.
H/T Emil Cosman on YouTube: Mariupol, Azovstal steel plant civilians rescued and released/surrendered to the Russians
Two newly introduced US bills aim to increase transparency at the Pentagon and reduce civilian harm in conflict.
Lawmakers push to prevent civilian harm in US military operations
by Eva K Bartlett
A report is circulating, alleging Russian war crimes in Ukraine. I’ll start by saying I’ve only skimmed the report as I’m in the DPR at the moment and don’t want to waste time reading what I already know to be lies based on dubious sources, much as the UN did in Syria [see: Guilty until proven innocent (again): UN report on alleged Russian ‘war crimes’ in Syria is based on]
On the OSCE’s claims of Russian war crimes
The ongoing violence in Myanmar may have faded into the background of global media coverage as much more intense conflict shapes up within and along Ukraine’s borders in Eastern Europe and as Washington raises the prospect of direct conflict with China in Asia. However, Myanmar’s conflict serves as a point of destabilization which may impact the wider stability of Southeast Asia and thus undermine China in a more indirect but still significant manner.
Myanmar Violence: a Slow Burn US Proxy War
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