Ethnic armed group attacks junta in west Myanmar

By Agence France-Presse

Nov 13, 2023 7:00 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: A Myanmar ethnic armed group has launched attacks on security force outposts in the country's west, local media reported on Monday, as the junta struggles to beat back fighting in the north.

Arakan Army (AA) fighters later seized border guard bases near Rathedaung in western Rakhine state, local media cited an AA spokesman as saying.

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