A rebel soldier of Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) rests near a military base in Kokang region, March 11, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer
YANGON (Reuters) - The United States led international praise on Tuesday for a draft ceasefire accord between Myanmar’s government and ethnic rebel groups, a move aimed at ending more than 65 years of armed conflict in the country.
Myanmar's semi-civilian government, which took power in 2011 after 49 years of military rule, has made ending hostilities with the many groups that have taken up arms since independence in 1948 one of its priorities.
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