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Canada is joining the United States and the United Kingdom in sanctioning dozens of people and entities linked to Myanmar's military regime.

Myanmar’s largest border trade route has closed after three ethnic armed organisations based in northern Shan State began an offensive against the junta in the region last week.

One of Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic armed groups, the United Wa State Army (UWSA), said it won’t take sides in the ongoing fighting between the Myanmar regime and an ethnic alliance, vowing to retaliate for any intrusions into its airspace or territory.

The Brotherhood Alliance—comprising the Arakan Army (AA), Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA)—launched a coordinated offensive against the regime in areas surrounding the Wa State within northern Shan State near the Chinese border on Oct. 27, and the fighting is still going on.

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) seized a junta military outpost in Au Lan Pa Village, Mansi Township, Kachin State on Tuesday morning, according to the ethnic armed organization (EAO) and area residents.

Displaced members of Myanmar’s Chin community have turned to courts in the Philippines to bring war crimes charges against Myanmar junta officials, according to a statement released by activists and the accusers’ attorneys on Wednesday.