MYANMAR: 4 Dead As Junta Clashes With Militia

KDRTV NEWS: Four Myanmar soldiers have been confirmed dead while eight other arrested after their clashed junta.

The clashes occurred in Mandalay, the second-largest city in Myanmar which is also know as Burma On Tuesday.

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The Myanmar soldiers clashed after the Junta soldiers raided a house in the city`s Chan Mya Tharsi township after a tip-off.

A statement from the junta indicated that the Junta soldiers were met will small-arms fire and grenades.

Eight members of the Myanmar soldiers were arrested while having homemade mines, hand grenades and small arms.

The militia that claimed to be Mandalay New People Defense Force said that its members responded after the junta attacked their base.

The Junta took power after overthrowing civilian leader claiming that the recent elections in the country were with fraud.

However, the electoral body in the country affirmed that the elections were free and fair.

Since the junta took power and arrested many civilian leaders, the US and EU have imposed sanctions on Myanmar.

The US Assembly also passed a proposal aiming to stop arms sale to Myanmar junta soldiers accusing them of violent confrontation of peaceful demonstrators.