'Hundreds of Myanmar troops captured'

By Agence France-Presse

May 07, 2024 12:09 am

BANGKOK: A Myanmar ethnic armed group said on Monday it had captured a military command and taken hundreds of junta personnel prisoner in western Rakhine state, in the latest blow to the Southeast Asian country's military.

Clashes have rocked Rakhine since the Arakan Army (AA) attacked security forces last November, ending a cease-fire that had largely held since the junta's Feb. 1, 2021 coup.

IN FORMATION Soldiers march during a military parade to mark Myanmar’s 79th Armed Forces Day in the capital Naypyitaw on March 27, 2024. XINHUA FILE PHOTO

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