Myanmar junta steps up attacks in what may be prelude to an election

1.0Myanmar Newswirehttps://myanmarnewswire.comadminhttps://myanmarnewswire.com/author/admin/Myanmar junta steps up attacks in what may be prelude to an election - Myanmar Newswirerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="wl4QQrmyTt"><a href="https://myanmarnewswire.com/myanmar-junta-steps-up-attacks-in-what-may-be-prelude-to-an-election/">Myanmar junta steps up attacks in what may be prelude to an election</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://myanmarnewswire.com/myanmar-junta-steps-up-attacks-in-what-may-be-prelude-to-an-election/embed/#?secret=wl4QQrmyTt" width="600" height="338" title="“Myanmar junta steps up attacks in what may be prelude to an election” — Myanmar Newswire" data-secret="wl4QQrmyTt" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> A broader military offensive launched by Myanmar’s ruling military junta earlier this month in Sagaing, Magway and other regions showing resistance to the regime looks like an effort to clear the way for new elections next year to give its rule some ap...