Retaliation Attack Killed Two Mon Guerrillas
June 16, 2008
The Burmese military based in Khaw Zar, Southern Mon state killed two more Mon guerrillas last Saturday in a retaliation attack in response to the murder of their captain and two soldiers by the rebel group in an ambush on June the 10th. The attack occurred as the military ferry was departing and as well as leaving Captain Thin Kha Hlaing and two soldiers dead a further six soldiers from both sides were injured.
The two Mon rebels were killed when they found themselves surrounded by army troops under the command of Infantry Battalion No.31 in Eastern Ka Bya village, near Kaw Zar about 16 miles from Ye town. Beginning at 10am the attack lasted for twenty minutes, during which time the rebels' guns were seized, a Khaw Zar villager close to the military told Kaowao today.
An officer from the New Mon State Party based in Ye town told Kaowao that there was another attack by the Burmese military after their leader and soldiers were ambushed four days ago, and as a result they had sent more soldiers to the site.
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