Myanmar says more than 130 dead in fighting near China border

Myanmar says more than 130 dead in fighting near China border

Daily Sabah, Asia Pacific

23 February 2015

 

Myanmar’s army Saturday said more than 130 people had died in a deepening battle with rebels in the northeast, declaring it would not rest until stability was restored to the border area which tens of thousands have fled. Fighting raged in the remote Kokang region of Shan state where conflict erupted on February 9 with insurgent attacks on soldiers that triggered a military onslaught, prompting at least 30,000 civilians to escape into bordering China.

Featured Image: A boy from Myanmar carrying his belongings in the Kokang region. Copyright: Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun

 


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