Soldiers patrol in Yangon during a "silent strike" marking the third anniversary of the military coup on February 1. (AFP)

Junta enforces military service law following battlefield losses

Myanmar's junta is enforcing a law allowing the military to summon all men aged 18-35 and women aged 18-27 to serve for at least two years as it struggles to crush opposition to its 2021 coup.

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