U.N. says 230,000 displaced by Myanmar fighting

FILE PHOTO: Woman displaced by fighting in eastern Myanmar feeds a baby at a forest camp in Kayah State

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs , said relief operations were ongoing but were being hindered by armed clashes, violence and insecurity in the country. The Karen National Union , one of Myanmar's oldest ethnic minority groups, said it was worried about the military's excessive use of force and the loss of innocent civilian lives as fighting intensifies all over the country.

Some showed support for those resisting military rule in Mandalay, the second-biggest city, where a firefight took place between the army and a newly formed guerrilla group on Tuesday, the first sign of armed clashes in a major urban centre since the coup.The military-owned Myawaddy Television said four members of the militia were arrested on Thursday, describing them as "terrorists".

In its nightly news bulletin, state-run MRTV reported on the visit of junta leader Min Aung Hlaing to Russia, where a military university named him an honorary professor.

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