Voice of America: Burma Admits Air Strikes Targeted Kachin Rebels

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Burma Admits Air Strikes Targeted Kachin Rebels Jan 2nd 2013, 13:46 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. Some government officials had at first denied carrying out ... Media files: E12D3272-2577-4FCC-B43A-5AB1C6727532_cx0_cy2_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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