### [2026-08-21](/feed/2026/08/21/index.md)

##### Myanmar civil war
# Resistance fighters and a local activist say Myanmar’s military deployed hundreds of troops around the proposed Dawei Special Economic Zone in the Tanintharyi Region, burning villages and pushing resistance groups back as the government seeks to revive the project. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/myanmar-military-offensive-targets-land-russia-backed-port-project-2026-08-21/)

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