Forty-seven Burmese soldiers have been killed in fighting with insurgents near the border with China, Myanmar military said in a statement. The state-run Global New Light newspaper reported that Army lunched offensive airstrikes in response of the attack. The fighting and heavy casualties are a major setback for government trying to restore nationwide cease fire. The milutary said 73 soldiers have been wounded in clashes from Monday - Thursday. The general secretary of the Myanmar national Democratic Alliance Army told a Thai newspaper that two rebels were killed and one injured. The source also reported that about 10,000 people fled the area as the Army launched airstrikes.
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