ARSA Insurgents Shoot, Injure Two Myanmar Border Guard Police Officers

ဖော်ပြချက်/အကြောင်းအရာ: 

"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..."

Creator/author: 

Thiha Lwin

ရင်းမြစ်: 

"The Irrawaddy" (Thailand)

Date of Publication: 

2020-05-04

Date of entry: 

2020-05-04

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အကြောင်းအရာ/အမျိုးအစား: 

Countries: 

Myanmar

Language: 

English

Resource Type: 

text

Text quality: 

    • Good