Members of the TNLA take part in a training exercise at their base camp in northern Shan State on March 8. (AFP)

Northern Shan State fighting displaces almost 50,000 civilians: UN

Almost 50,000 people have been displaced by fighting in northern Myanmar after an alliance of ethnic armed groups launched an offensive against the military two weeks ago, the United Nations said today.

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