Incident Summary:

08/02/2020: Assailants opened fire on border guard police in the Mayyu mountain range in Rathedaung, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of two related attacks against border guards in Rathedaung on this day. Three border police officers were killed across the two incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Arakan Army (AA).

GTD ID:
202008020024

When:
2020-08-02

Country:
Myanmar

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Rakhine

City:
Near Rathedaung

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Sittwe district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Border Guard Forces (BGF)
Specific Description Officers
Nationality of Target Myanmar
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Casualty numbers represent a division of the total number of those killed across incidents 202008020023 and 202008020024.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Arakan Army (AA) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Border police, military personnel ambushed in Myanmar's western state," Xinhua News Agency, August 4, 2020.