US raises alarm over fighting in north Myanmar

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.

Heavy bouts of fighting broke out last week in Shan state between two ethnic rebel groups in the region, the Restoration Council for Shan State (RCSS) and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA).