{"id":238705,"date":"2025-04-28T03:04:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T02:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/myanmar-frontline-bbc-witnesses-army-breaking-ceasefire-following-devastating-earthquake-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T03:04:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T02:04:32","slug":"myanmar-frontline-bbc-witnesses-army-breaking-ceasefire-following-devastating-earthquake-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/myanmar-frontline-bbc-witnesses-army-breaking-ceasefire-following-devastating-earthquake-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Myanmar frontline: BBC witnesses army breaking ceasefire following devastating earthquake | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/tD4Fg08c_R0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Myanmar frontline: BBC witnesses army breaking ceasefire following devastating earthquake | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tD4Fg08c_R0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>When Myanmar was devastated by a powerful earthquake in March which killed thousands of people, the country\u2019s military rules promised to suspend military operations against rebel fighters and ensure aid reached all communities.<\/p>\n<p>However the BBC has filmed inside Myanmar and witnessed daily violations of that agreement by the military regime.   Correspondent Quentin Sommerville spent 10 days inside the country in rebel-held territory in eastern Karenni state.   <\/p>\n<p>His team witnessed repeated attacks by government forces, including rocket and mortar assaults which killed and injured civilians and rebel fighters.   <\/p>\n<p>The earthquake struck Myanmar at a time of crisis for its military leaders.  Ethnic groups opposed to the government, along with a new army of young insurgents opposed to the regime, had gained control of around two-thirds of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Tens of thousands of people have been killed, including many children, since the military seized power in a coup in 2021.  <\/p>\n<p>The UN says the earthquake has left a further two million people in urgent need of help.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Brown presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Quentin Sommerville.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Myanmar was devastated by a powerful earthquake in March which killed thousands of people, the country\u2019s military rules promised to suspend military operations against rebel fighters and ensure aid reached all communities. 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