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Ethnic rebels' show of force highlights Suu Kyi's peace challenge

Source: Reuters - Sun, 14 Feb 2016 23:01 GMT

By Timothy Mclaughlin

LOI TAI LENG, Myanmar, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Speaking to 1,000 of his soldiers at a mountain base on Myanmar's border with Thailand, the leader of a powerful ethnic armed group called on other rebels to join government-led peace talks and appealed for unity among the country's minorities.

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