Myanmar junta opponents launch rocket attack on capital airport


People's Defence Forces battling Myanmar's junta have been taking swathes of territories, but have yet to make an impact on Naypyidaw. - Photo: NYTimes file

YANGON: Opponents of Myanmar’s junta launched a rocket attack on an airport in the capital Naypyidaw but caused no casualties, security sources said on Wednesday (July 17), after a rare breach of the military’s seat of power.

The military’s ouster of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi’s government in a 2021 coup sparked renewed fighting with ethnic minority armed groups, as well as with pro-democracy People’s Defence Forces (PDFs).

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