Armed Ethnic Groups Coordinate Attacks In Shan State

An alliance of rebels has coordinated surprise attacks against towns in Burma's northern Shan state, say Burmese officials cited by the Myanmar News Agency.

Early Sunday, the rebel groups hit police stations, military outposts and a trade center.

An alliance of three ethnic armed groups -- the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and Kokang's Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) -- struck in the Muse and Kutkai townships,...