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a military group controlling a government after taking control of it by force
A military junta quickly seized power in the country.
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In flip-flops and shorts, one of the finest soldiers in a resistance force battling the military junta in Myanmar showed off his weaponry.
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Paul Mozur Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 4 May 2024
Despite the clear value that Mali’s junta saw in a contracting with Wagner, at some point the mission will need to scale up or events like those in Tinzaouaten could become more common.
—Christopher Michael Faulkner, The Conversation, 9 Aug. 2024
There were also reports in local media that the junta had ordered its staff to leave Lashio as fighting got closer.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 2 Aug. 2024
The junta had just seized power in a coup d’etat and declared martial law when Byung-moon was ordered to count the number of bodies in a minibus after a brigade opened fire on it.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
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Paul Mozur Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 4 May 2024
Despite the clear value that Mali’s junta saw in a contracting with Wagner, at some point the mission will need to scale up or events like those in Tinzaouaten could become more common.
—Christopher Michael Faulkner, The Conversation, 9 Aug. 2024
There were also reports in local media that the junta had ordered its staff to leave Lashio as fighting got closer.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 2 Aug. 2024
The junta had just seized power in a coup d’etat and declared martial law when Byung-moon was ordered to count the number of bodies in a minibus after a brigade opened fire on it.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
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