Jakarta | Myanmar security forces backed by armoured vehicles clashed on Tuesday with a newly formed militia group in the second-biggest city of Mandalay, resulting in at least two casualties, according to members of the group and media reports.
Since the army seized power on February 1 and removed the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, the security forces have put down protests opposing military rule. In response, groups of opponents of the coup known as people’s defence forces have sprung up across Myanmar.
