Myanmar militia group halts attacks on troops; Suu Kyi 'confident' in court

This handout photo from local media group Kantarawaddy Times taken on May 10, 2021 and released on June 4 shows military training conducted by the Karenni National Progressive Party ethnic rebel group in Kayah State. - Kantarawaddy Times via AFP

YANGON (Reuters): A militia group in Myanmar's conflict-torn Kayah State announced a halt to attacks on military targets on Tuesday (June 15), after appeals from local communities to cease fighting that had damaged homes and displaced more than 100,000 people.

The Karenni National Defence Force (KNDF), one of the largest of several civilian militias formed in recent weeks to oppose a Feb 1 military coup, said it had temporarily suspended offensives but remained opposed to the military takeover.