Myanmar Military: Guerrillas Killed 7 Soldiers in Ambush Last Week

Seven Myanmar soldiers were killed and 20 wounded in an attack by rebels in the northeastern frontier with China five days ago, state media said Monday. The military accused insurgents of ambushing an army patrol and laying siege to a base near Kunlong, about 20 miles from the Chinese border last Wednesday, the state-backed Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper reported on Monday. “The remnant Kokang insurgent group launched unprovoked attacks on Tatmadaw camps and columns while the...

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