Myanmar militia hunts for bodies after clash with army - media


  • World
  • Friday, 30 Jul 2021

(Reuters) - A Myanmar militia group opposed to military rule has found at least seven bodies with bullet wounds in a jungle area after clashes with the army and it was looking for more missing people on Friday, a militia member and media said.

Since the military overthrew the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February, dozens of often lightly armed militias have been established across Myanmar and been involved in skirmishes with the far better equipped army.

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