The recent fighting with the Arakan Army had forced 2,500 civilians to flee their homes by the end of last year, according to the United Nations. Arakan Army spokesman Khine Thu Kha told Reuters the group attacked four police posts and later retrieved the corpses of seven “enemies”. The group also detained 12 Myanmar security force members, he said. The attacks were a response to a Myanmar military offensive against the Arakan Army in recent weeks that had also targeted civilians, he said. Today is not our Independence Day,” he said, referring to the Rakhine who he said faced discrimination in Myanmar.

Source: bd News24 January 04, 2019 08:48 UTC