Myanmar’s military junta is battered by Chinese-backed forces
The Brotherhood Alliance continues its string of shock victories
It has been many decades since war came to Mandalay, the last seat of Burmese kings. But on September 3rd a 107mm rocket cracked the pre-dawn calm, striking a residential area west of the old royal palace. A local group fighting Myanmar’s military junta claimed the attack. Its target was inside the vast palace grounds, now a military base, and home to the junta’s Central Region Command. It was the third rocket attack in Mandalay this year.
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This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “On the road to Mandalay”
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