YANGON: At least five opposition rebels have been killed after days of clashes in Myanmar, an anti-junta militia said on Sunday, as Britain and the United States condemned the military’s violence against civilians. “We have at least five members killed and over 10 were wounded” this week, said a CDF spokesman, adding that five Mindat residents were also arrested by the military. The US and UK embassies in Myanmar sounded the alarm Saturday on Mindat’s unrest, calling for security forces to cease violence. State-run newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported Sunday that a military tribunal would be convened to try “perpetrators of terrorist attacks” in Mindat. “Dear brothers and sisters, in these days when your beloved country of Myanmar is experiencing violence, conflict and repression, let us ask ourselves: what we are being called to keep?

Source: Manila Times May 16, 2021 09:11 UTC