Burmese Government Signs Draft Ceasefire Deal With Rebel Groups

Agreement paves the way for further peace talks with ethnic armies, but fighting in the north continuesBurma’s government and 16 ethnic armed groups on Tuesday agreed the wording of a draft nationwide ceasefire agreement aimed at ending decades of civil unrest.Though it was lauded as a significant step – the opposing sides have been tussling over words and rights to natural resources for months – the continued fighting between the army and small rebel groups along the northern frontier highlight the challenges ahead.

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