2019 Buthidaung raids | |||||||
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Part of Rohingya conflict | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Myanmar | Arakan Army | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
8 Border Police Company Tatmadaw | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | 350 fighters | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
13 killed 9 injured 14 hostages | Unknown | ||||||
4 civilians taken hostage |
On January 4, 2019, militants from Arakan Army simultaneously attacked four Tatmadaw police outposts in villages surrounding Buthidaung, Rakhine State, Myanmar, killing thirteen policemen and injuring nine others.