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In this photo provided by Mandalay People's Defence Force, its members pose for a photograph in front of the gate of the captured army battalion in Mogok township in Mandalay region, Myanmar, on July 25, 2024. (Mandalay People's Defence Force via AP)

In this photo provided by Mandalay People's Defence Force, its members pose for a photograph in front of the gate of the captured army battalion in Mogok township in Mandalay region, Myanmar, on July 25, 2024. (Mandalay People's Defence Force via AP)

In this photo provided by Mandalay People's Defence, members of the Ta'ang National Liberation Army, one of the ethnic armed forces in the Brotherhood Alliance, and Mandalay People's Defence Force pose for a photograph in front of the captured building of the Myanmar's War Veterans' Organisation in Nawnghkio township in Shan state, Myanmar, on June 26, 2024. (Mandalay People's Defence Force via AP)

In this photo provided by Mandalay People's Defence, members of the Ta'ang National Liberation Army, one of the ethnic armed forces in the Brotherhood Alliance, and Mandalay People's Defence Force pose for a photograph in front of the captured building of the Myanmar's War Veterans' Organisation in Nawnghkio township in Shan state, Myanmar, on June 26, 2024. (Mandalay People's Defence Force via AP)