Burma Launches Air Strikes Against Kachin Rebels
Burma Admits Air Strikes Targeted Kachin Rebels -- Voice of America
The Burmese government has confirmed that it carried out air strikes this week against ethnic rebels in northern Kachin state, raising fresh concerns about the country's reform and fragile peace processes.
In an interview with VOA's Burmese Service on Wednesday, a government spokesperson acknowledged that "training jets" were used against Kachin rebels in response to attacks by the Kachin Independence Organization.
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