MYANMAR UNREST GROWS
People flee conflict areas near the Myanmar-China border aboard a truck on February 15, as clashes between ethnic armed groups and the military escalated, displacing thousands of civilians. AFP PHOTO
People flee conflict areas near the Myanmar-China border aboard a truck on February 15, as clashes between ethnic armed groups and the military escalated, displacing thousands of civilians. AFP PHOTO
YANGON: The US embassy in Yangon said it was “deeply concerned” over clashes involving ethnic armed groups and the military in northern Myanmar that have displaced thousands of people, warning that the violence threatened to unravel the country’s delicate peace process.