Myanmar military offensive targets land for Russia-backed Dawei port project

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Myanmar's military has launched an offensive to clear land for a Russia-backed special economic zone project linked to the Dawei port, involving troop deployment and village burnings. This action is contributing to localized conflict and political tensions in southern Myanmar.

Myanmar's military has deployed hundreds of troops to forcibly clear areas marked for a Russia-backed special economic zone in ​the country's south, burning villages and sealing off surrounding tracts of land, according to resistance fighters ‌and a local activist with direct knowledge.