# Young men fear being snatched from Myanmar streets and forced into the army

https://mins.news/en/item/94881

- BBC News, 2026-10-10 22:13 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c680zlny0gk4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Myanmar authorities have been ordered to aggressively meet military recruitment quotas. Residents of Hpa-An say plain-clothed members and junta supporters are arbitrarily seizing young people and forcing them into service, amid reports of corruption, extortion and abductions.

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