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The Three Brotherhood Alliance, a trio of powerful ethnic minority guerrilla armies, declared a unilateral temporary ceasefire on April 1, following an earlier declaration by the opposition National Unity Government, or NUG. <\/p>\n

The NUG, which leads the pro-democracy resistance, said its armed wing, the People\u2019s Defense Force, would cease offensive actions for two weeks. <\/p>\n

On Wednesday, the army announced a similar unilateral ceasefire, as did another ethnic minority group among its foes, the Kachin Independence Organization. <\/p>\n

All sides reserved the right to act in self-defense. <\/p>\n

The Ta\u2019ang National Liberation Army, or TNLA, and the Arakan Army, both members of the Three Brotherhood Alliance, separately accused the army of continuing attacks. <\/p>\n

The shadow National Unity Government on Saturday accused the military of carrying out 63 airstrikes and artillery attacks since the earthquake, resulting in the deaths of 68 civilians, including one child and 15 women. <\/p>\n

However, military spokesperson Zaw Min Tun said in an audio message to journalists on Saturday that the groups in the Three Brotherhood Alliance and the Kachin Independence Army, as well as the Karen National Union in southeastern Myanmar and pro-democracy forces in the central Magway region and other groups violated the ceasefires by attacking the army. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are carrying out relief and assistance efforts for the people affected by the earthquake. I am saying this to make everyone aware of the ceasefire violations at a time like this,\u201d Zaw Min Tun said. <\/p>\n