Members of the Ta'ang National Liberation Army take part in a training exercise at a base camp in northern Shan State on March 8, 2023. (AFP)

Blood brothers? Tensions test an old oath in northern Shan

Historic alliances have prevented tensions between armed groups from boiling over in Myanmar’s northern Shan State, but overlapping territorial claims and ethnic sensitivities keep them at a constant simmer.

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