The operations come after two ethnic Rakhine Buddhist men were found dead

YANGON, Myanmar – Myanmar forces are conducting new rounds of "clearance operations" in conflict-hit Rakhine state after 4 local Buddhists were attacked and two killed, the commander-in-chief's office said Thursday, December 20, with one of the incidents blamed on Rohingya Muslims.
Myanmar's military announces it will resume "clearance operations" in Rakhine State after a recent spike in attacks by unidentified assailants. In the past week, two Rakhine fishermen and a teenager were found murdered after they were reported missing, while two Maramagyi villagers were kidnapped and stabbed but managed to escape their abductors.