Chinese Man Dies in Cross-Border Shelling by Myanmar Government Troops
A Chinese national has died and several more have been injured by shelling from intense fighting between government troops and ethnic insurgents in northern Myanmar, local sources told RFA.
The man died near the No. 125 border marker following shelling by the Myanmar army at around 4 p.m. local time on Thursday, sources said.
The victim, identified only by his surname Yang, was shown in photos sent to RFA by eyewitnesses, shortly before his body was collected by the Chinese authorities.
Fighting between Kokang fighters and government forces in Myanmar’s volatile northern Shan state have left broke out early Monday when 30 soldiers from the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), the formal name of the Kokang rebel army, attacked police and military posts and civilian buildings, leaving about 30 people—police, civilians, and insurgents—dead.
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There has been a lot of trouble in Myanmar; but it's a bit complex. Therefore, I think a lot of these articles have not been posted.
But this is a different conflict than that which is occurring near Bangladesh with the Rohingya (Muslim) peoples. I wasn't even aware of this conflict with the Kokang rebels.
