Young woman latest victim of clashes between AA and Myanmar Army

22 February 2019
Young woman latest victim of clashes between AA and Myanmar Army
Photo: thearakanarmy.com

A young woman was shot dead Wednesday morning during an exchange of gunfire between Myanmar soldiers and the Arakan Army (AA) in Rakhine’s state’s Rathedaung township, RFA reported quoting residents of Min Phoo village.

Ye Ye Soe, 18, tried to run for cover along with her family members when the shooting began, but was hit in the face by gunfire allegedly from government forces.

Clashes between the Myanmar Army and AA intensified early this year after the Arakan Army carried out coordinated attacks on four police outposts near Myanmar’s border with Bangladesh, killing 13 policemen and injuring nine others.