Insurgents kill 13 policemen in Myanmar's Rakhine State
Insurgents belonging to the Arakan Army (AA) killed 13 police officers in Myanmar's violence-hit Rakhine State on Friday as the country marked its Independence Day. Over 200 insurgents from the AA attacked four police posts in the Buthidaung area. The attacks came in response to a Myanmar military offensive against the Arakan Army in recent weeks, the insurgents said.