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| Southeast Asia |
| Myanmar Rebels Kill 7 Soldiers, Wound 20 |
| 2014-12-16 |
| Myanmar, also known as Burma, says ethnic rebels attacked an army outpost near the border with China last week, killing seven soldiers and wounding 20 others. State-run media reports Monday say Kokang fighters surrounded the post for two days in northern Shan State. The Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), which is allied with the Kokang guerrillas, says fighting in the area was still ongoing Monday. Tar Phone Kyaw, secretary of TNLA, disputes the government account and blames the Army for the violence. “The area where fighting took place this week are controlled by our groups - TNLA and Kokang, then the fighting took place because the government troops entered the area. We didn't make any strikes against military outposts held by government forces," said Kyaw. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #1 A local Govt. Official was repor quoted sayingas "Myanmar is for Buddhists", + only for Buddhists, NOT Muslims or other. Apparently some are more Burmese andor Buddhists than others. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2014-12-16 22:06 |