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Maj Gen Zaw Min Tun, military council spokesman, issued a general statement saying "we will respond if military bases are attacked without reason".

"This past week has been devastating. Today our hearts bear the weight of an unbearable pain... the world is darker without them," said Maj Gen Christopher Norrie in a statement released by US Army Europe and Africa.

"The soldiers we have lost in this tragedy were not just soldiers - they were a part of our family... But the search isn't finished until everyone is home", said Maj Gen Christopher Norrie in a statement issued by US Army Europe and Africa.

The inspector general’s investigation found “several exchanges between Maj Gen Finerty and the women regarding legislative matters” but “no evidence of favors or exchanging of sensitive information by either party.”

Last year, military spokesperson Maj Gen Edward Buba said the emergence of Lakurawa was directly linked to political instability in neighbouring Mali and Niger.