Fighting erupts in eastern Myanmar
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Ethnic minority Karen insurgents have seized a military outpost near the Thai border, a sign that civil conflict will continue despite a recent pledge by the junta to end the violence
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BANGLADESH
RAKHINE
CHINA
LAOS
INDIA
KACHIN
KAYAH
SAGAING 
SHAN
CHIN 
MON 
KAYIN
TANINTHARYI
MYANMAR 
VIETNAM
THAILAND 
CAMBODIA
Naypyidaw
Mandalay 
Bay of Bengal
Yangon
Gulf of Thailand
Andaman Sea

200km 125 miles

Myanmar’s main ethnic militias have supported largely urban- based pro-democracy opponents of junta


Apr 24: Army chief Min Aung Hlaing (left), who led Feb 1 coup, agrees to immediate cessation of violence during special summit of 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

Apr 27: KNU captures army outpost on west bank of Salween river, along Thai border

KEY ETHNIC MILITIAS
Arakan Army (AA)
Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO)
Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS)
Karen National Union (KNU)
Others
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Sources: Reuters, The Asia Foundation, The Economist
Picture: Getty Images
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