Ethnic rebels have killed at least 23 government soldiers in days of fighting near the Chinese border, a spokesman for the group said.
The country has been in turmoil since a military coup in February, which sparked huge pro-democracy protests, a bloody crackdown and renewed fighting in ethnic border areas.
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