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Rebel militias kill seven soldiers in western Myanmar

Rebel militias kill seven soldiers in western Myanmar

3 Apr. (EUROPE PRESS) –

Seven members of the Burmese Army have been killed in an attack by rebel militias of the Chin National Front in the state of Chin, in the west of the country.

The militants ambushed a convoy of about 30 military vehicles, including two tanks, at 8:00 am on Sunday between the towns of Falam and Haja, according to the Irrawaddy news portal.

The convoy has been harassed several times since it left Kale for China on March 7. At least 20 soldiers have been killed and dozens wounded in at least six attacks, according to the rebels.

On the other hand, the Tanintharyi Popular Defense Force, one of the armed groups in revolt against the military regime, has apologized after the attack on Saturday night against a bus of civilians believed to transport troops and in which they died two people and five others were injured, including two monks.

The attack occurred in the Tanintharyi region when the bus was shot at while carrying 16 people. The deceased are a six-year-old boy and a woman in her 40s.

Myanmar has been mired in civil war since the coup on February 1, 2022. Since then, more than 3,206 people have been killed in operations carried out by the junta and another 21,170 have been detained, according to data. of the Association of Assistance for Political Prisoners of Burma (AAPP).

The Government of National Unity, Burmese’s democratic authorities in exile, has indicated that the Burmese Army has committed more than 30 massacres of civilians across the country since the coup.

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