NAYPYITAW, 12 September 2021, (TON): Myanmar troops killed several members of a local "defence force" in a day of clashes, the junta said, with local residents and media reporting at least 10 dead.
The country has been in turmoil since a February coup and a military crackdown on dissent that has killed more than 1,000 people, according to a local monitoring group.
Junta troops were attacked with "small arms and homemade guns" as they entered Myin Thar village in the western Magway region, army spokesman Zaw Min Tun told state-backed People Media.
The soldiers, who were searching for members of a local "Peoples' Defence Force" had killed a number of fighters, he said, without giving an exact figure.
Soldiers set fire to several houses after the clash, residents said. Local media reported between 10 and 15 locals had been killed.
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