Burma-Myanmar: Military junta troops die in clashes with ethnic armed groups and civilian resistance fighters
Myanmar’s regime sustained casualties, allegedly including a battalion commander, during fighting with ethnic armed groups and civilian resistance fighters in three states over the weekend.
At least five junta soldiers reportedly died during clashes with joint forces of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Kokang’s Myanmar National Democratic Army (MNDAA) near Muse in northern Shan State on Saturday.
Following the clash, a video showing the death of four soldiers went viral online. The MNDAA claimed on Monday that a battalion commander and their deputy were among the dead but the military denied the reports.
On Sunday afternoon, Kokang News reported: “MNDAA troops ambushed junta soldiers advancing to Mongkoe from Kunlon two times and killed at least five soldiers and injured about 20. The MNDAA seized weapons.”