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Resistance spy chief captured by junta militia in Shan State

Soldiers from the People's Defence Force (PDF), the armed wing of Myanmar's National Unity Government (photo taken in May 2021). © National Unity Government handout/EPA/MaxPPP

A senior official of Myanmar's opposition government NUG who went missing late last month, has been abducted by an armed group in Shan State, according to Intelligence Online sources. His captors are involved in opium trafficking and are known for carrying out summary executions. [...]

Published on 10/12/2025 at 16:30 GMT Reading time 3 minutes Jérémy André, Louis Raymond

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