Myanmar guerrillas kill military official after increased military attacks against rebels | DW News

Urban guerrillas opposed to military rule in Myanmar have killed a retired senior military official. It's the latest killing in a saga of violence between the junta and those opposed to its rule. The UN's top human rights envoy to Myanmar has warned that a 'horrible cycle of violence' is going to 'snowball out of control.' His comments come as the military increases its attacks against pro-democracy forces and ethnic rebels in the countryside. The latest instance of which – an attack on a school in the Sagaing region in the north-west.

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