This handout from Kachinwaves taken and released on May 16, 2021 shows protesters in Hpakant holding signs that read, "Stay strong Mindat, Hpakant is behind you". - AFP
YANGON (Reuters): Fighters of a local militia opposed to Myanmar's junta have pulled back from the northwestern town of Mindat after days of assault by combat troops backed by artillery, a member of the group said on Sunday (May 16).
The United States and Britain called on the army to avoid civilian casualties and a shadow National Unity Government formed by loyalists of Myanmar's detained elected leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, appealed for international help.
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