Armed Ethnic Alliance Seizes Key City in Myanmar

The Three Brotherhood Alliance's takeover of Laukkaing marks a significant defeat for Myanmar's military government in ongoing conflict.

The Three Brotherhood Alliance, an armed ethnic alliance in Myanmar, has seized control of Laukkaing, a key city on the northeastern border with China.
Myanmar's military government reportedly allowed its forces to withdraw from the city, marking a significant defeat in the ongoing conflict.
Laukkaing is the capital of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone, and the capture of the city was a primary goal of the alliance's offensive launched in October.
The alliance's offensive is aimed at battling military rule and ridding the region of major organized criminal enterprises, including cyberscam operations controlled by Chinese investors in collusion with local Myanmar warlords.
The alliance has seized over 250 military targets, five border crossings with China, and repatriated more than 40,000 Chinese involved in cyber crimes.