Fighters opposed to Myanmar’s military junta fought with troops in the east of the country on Sunday and claimed to have killed more than 13 members of the security forces, captured four and razed a police station, local media said.
The fighting near the border of Southern Shan and Kayah states was the latest in a resurgence of conflict in parts of the Southeast Asian country since the coup that overthrew elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Members of a People’s Defence Force, set up since the coup, told the Irrawaddy news service they had killed at least 13 members of the security forces when they overran a police station near the town of Mobye.
They told other media that even…
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