Myanmar soldiers injured in clash with militants in troubled Rakhine

by Dramelin 11:30 PM 0 comments

YANGON Two members of Myanmar`s security forces were injured in a clash with militants on the troubled Rakhine State border with Bangladesh, Myanmar state counselor`s office said, casting doubt on the government`s claim that the region had stabilized. The security operation had been under way since nine policemen were killed in attacks on security posts near the Bangladesh border on Oct. 9. The security forces were still gathering information to identify how many members from the armed group were injured or killed during the clash, the office said in the short statement. Bangladesh border guards could not immediately be contacted. Two soldiers were wounded in a five-minute clash with a armed group on the border with Bangladesh on Friday afternoon, the State Counselor`s said in a statement late on Saturday.