YANGON, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's National Human Rights Commission has condemned Friday's deadly terrorist attacks on the security forces.
A statement from the commission released on late Saturday described the attacks as brutal acts which adversely affects the efforts of the government on stabilization and reconciliation in Rakhine state.
Terrorist attacks escalated in northern Rakhine state with six more civilians being killed in a new wave of ambushes by extreme terrorists on Saturday.
The escalation of the attacks has prompted the military to sweep against the terrorists.
Myanmar authorities on Friday declared the armed attackers and Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) as extremist terrorist groups who have claimed the responsibility for Friday's attacks.
Timed to coincide with the release of the final report of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine state, led by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, extremist terrorists launched renewed attacks on 30 police outposts in the state in the early hours on Friday, killing 12 security personnel and one immigration officer and leaving 77 terrorists dead with two captured alive so far.
