Description:
"Two policemen were wounded in a sneak attack by Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) insurgents on a Border Guard Police patrol on the Myanmar-Bangladesh border in Rakhine State on Saturday, according to the Myanmar military (or Tatmadaw).
The Border Guard Police were conducting a patrol along the border fence when they were shot by ARSA members from the Bangladesh side around 400 meters southeast of border post No. 41. A police lieutenant and a constable were injured in the incident.
The ARSA members retreated after military troops came to the rescue of the Border Guard Police officers, military spokesperson Brigadier-General Zaw Min Tun said.
“As I’ve said before, as Myanmar is due to submit a report to the ICJ [the International Court of Justice] this month, [ARSA] have become more active in the meantime,” he said.
The Myanmar military said it seized ammunition and military equipment from a temporary ARSA camp near the village of Kha Maung Seik in Rakhine State’s Maungdaw Township on April 8.
It also said that two policemen transporting important documents were killed in a sneak attack by ARSA near Kha Maung Seik on April 15, and two ARSA fighters were found dead along with improvised landmines, related materials and drugs on April 29..."
Source/publisher:
"The Irrawaddy" (Thailand)
Date of Publication:
2020-05-04
Date of entry:
2020-05-04
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Countries:
Myanmar
Language:
English
Resource Type:
text
Text quality:
- Good
