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Myanmar army retakes Falam, pushes through rare-earth zones amid bombings

5/25/2026

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Myanmar’s army launched offensives in zones with mines that supply half of the world’s rare earths.
Chief Ye Win Oo of the army says his forces retook Falam town and Mandalay-Myitkyina road, as Iranian jet-fuel kept bombing campaign.
The Kachin Independence Army says it fortified Chipwi and Pangwa and will meet troops with gunfire.
The Chin National Front reports fighters are withdrawing from Falam and Tonzong because of heavy aerial bombings.

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Myanmar’s army launched offensives in zones with mines that supply half of the world’s rare earths.
Chief Ye Win Oo of the army says his forces retook Falam town and Mandalay-Myitkyina road, as Iranian jet-fuel kept bombing campaign.
The Kachin Independence Army says it fortified Chipwi and Pangwa and will meet troops with gunfire.
The Chin National Front reports fighters are withdrawing from Falam and Tonzong because of heavy aerial bombings.