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Burma-Myanmar: Burma army attacks Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army-South (RCSS/SSA-S) rebels in eastern Shan State
Tuesday, January 5, 2016 4:30
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A clash between the Burma Army and the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army-South (RCSS/SSA-S) on New Year’s Eve marked the first outbreak of conflict between government forces and an ethnic armed group signatory to the country’s Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA).
According to an RCSS/SSA-S spokesperson, fighting occurred at about 1 p.m. on December 31 in Mong Peng Township in eastern Shan State’s Kengtung District. The clash allegedly lasted one hour and involved the Burma Army Battalion No. 278 and RCSS/SSA-S troops.
Source: http://www.warsintheworld.com/index.php/2016/01/05/burma-myanmar-burma-army-attacks-restoration-council-of-shan-stateshan-state-army-south-rcssssa-s-rebels-in-eastern-shan-state/
