Myanmar alliance says it agreed to 4-day ceasefire with military in Shan state

Myanmar's Northern Shan state has been rocked by fighting since late June 2024. - AFP

YANGON: An alliance of Myanmar ethnic minority armed groups said Sunday (July 14) it had agreed a four-day ceasefire with the junta in northern Shan state following clashes in which its fighters seized territory from the military along a strategic highway to China.

The area has been rocked by fighting since late last month, when the so-called Three Brotherhood Alliance renewed an offensive against junta troops along the road to China's Yunnan province.