U.S. determines Myanmar military takeover a coup, to review aid

The U.S. government said Tuesday that it has determined Myanmar's military takeover constitutes a coup, an assessment triggering certain restrictions on foreign assistance as well as a "broader review" of aid programs to the Southeast Asian country."After a careful review of the facts and circumstances, we have assessed that Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of Burma's ruling party and Win Myint, the duly elected head of government, were deposed in a military coup on Feb. 1," a senior State Department official said.The coup determination will put restrictions on U.S. foreign assistance for the M…READ FULL ARTICLE