The Myanmar Army, known as Tatmadaw, claims to have killed 13 fighters from the insurgent Arakan Army (AA), during continued violence in Rakhine State. In a rare press conference, Major General Tun Tun Nyi said that the fighting had taken place between January 5 and 16. The fight involved eight clashes and five landmine explosions. “Thirteen enemy bodies and three weapons were seized and some soldiers died and were injured on our side,” Tun Tun Nyi was quoted as saying by Reuters. However, he refused to elaborate on how many Tatmadaw soldiers were killed. The military said that State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi had called on the military to “crush” the AA fighters. Ms Yanghee Lee, UN special rapporteur for human rights in Myanmar, has expressed concern about the violence in Rakhine. “I am seriously concerned about the dangerous rhetoric being used by the government,” she said in a statement. “The ethnic Rakhine population must not be demonized and targeted by the military on suspicion of being associated with the AA,” she was quoted as saying by Reuters. Meanwhile, the military also said that fighters from the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) injured six police officers during an attempted ambush. The attack in northern Rakhine State on January 16, heightened fears of renewed fighting in the region.
Upcoming Events
- No events
- all events
Highlights
Terminals, ports, logistics, liner operations disrupted
German containerline Hapag Lloyd has announced a decision to temporarily suspend cargo bookings into Myanmar …Facebook, Instagram ban military and related pages with immediate effect
In a February 24th update to its February 11th statement, Facebook through its Director of …Luxury Japanese real-estate complex called out for funding military
Despite distancing itself from other major Western states imposing sanctions on military-linked individuals and entities, …
Myanmar in the Media
- Southeast Asian defense chiefs talk regional security with US, China, othersSource: Voice of America East AsiaNovember 21, 20248 hours ago
- World’s conflict zones increased by two-thirds in past three years, report revealsSource: GuardianNovember 21, 202416 hours ago
- Myanmar photojournalist goes free after two years of imprisonment, tortureSource: Voice of America East AsiaNovember 21, 202424 hours ago
- Fearful after arrest, Cambodian reporter who exposed scam centers quits mediaSource: Voice of America East AsiaNovember 20, 20241 day ago
Thura NewsViews
Myanmar’s most widely read newsletter on the country’s politics, economy and businesses brought to you by Thura Swiss