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WorldMyanmar’s young people fear being seized and sold to the military

Myanmar’s military government is pressing to meet recruitment quotas as it fights an attritional war against ethnic armed groups and civilian resistance forces. Residents say young people in Hpa-An are being seized and forced into service; reports describe kidnapping, extortion and the sale of recruits, driving fear and flight among young people and their families.

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Myanmar’s young people fear being seized and sold to the military
Myanmar’s young people fear being seized and sold to the militaryWorld