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Thousands are fleeing to India as Min Aung Hlaing intensifies military offensives across Myanmar before the national elections starting December 28.Resistance groups dismiss the upcoming multi-phase vote as a sham designed to entrench the junta while keeping Aung San Suu Kyi imprisoned.
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