Days of clashes with ethnic rebels in northern Myanmar have left 47 government soldiers dead and dozens more wounded, state media reported Friday.
The fighting with the Kokang rebels began Monday in the town of Laukkai, near the border with China, the state-run newspaper The Global New Light of Myanmar said.
Multiple ethnic groups in Myanmar are seeking greater autonomy. Some of the long-running conflicts continue to erupt into violence despite government efforts in recent years to reach a peace agreement.