Clashes break out at Thai-Myanmar border between soldiers, a
Apr 20, 2024 10:56:51 GMT -5
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Post by sevenofnine on Apr 20, 2024 10:56:51 GMT -5
I kinda knew Karen was always troublemaker
Fighting has broken out between the Myanmar military and armed ethnic groups near a vital trade hub near the Thai border, according to Thailand’s government and media reports.
Witnesses on the Thai and Myanmar sides of the border also reported that they heard explosions and heavy machine-gun fire near a strategic bridge from late Friday that continued into early Saturday.
Fighters from the Karen National Union (KNU), the ethnic armed group that has been leading the attack on Myawaddy, last week captured the last of the Myanmar army’s outposts in and around the border town that is connected to Thailand by two bridges across the Moei River.
The latest clashes were triggered on Saturday morning when Karen groups launched an attack against Myanmar troops who were hiding near the 2nd Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge, a central crossing point for trade with Thailand, said police chief Pittayakorn Phetcharat in Thailand’s Mae Sot district.
He estimated that about 1,300 people fled into Thailand
www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/20/clashes-break-out-at-thai-myanmar-border-between-soldiers-armed-groups
Fighting has broken out between the Myanmar military and armed ethnic groups near a vital trade hub near the Thai border, according to Thailand’s government and media reports.
Witnesses on the Thai and Myanmar sides of the border also reported that they heard explosions and heavy machine-gun fire near a strategic bridge from late Friday that continued into early Saturday.
Fighters from the Karen National Union (KNU), the ethnic armed group that has been leading the attack on Myawaddy, last week captured the last of the Myanmar army’s outposts in and around the border town that is connected to Thailand by two bridges across the Moei River.
The latest clashes were triggered on Saturday morning when Karen groups launched an attack against Myanmar troops who were hiding near the 2nd Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge, a central crossing point for trade with Thailand, said police chief Pittayakorn Phetcharat in Thailand’s Mae Sot district.
He estimated that about 1,300 people fled into Thailand
www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/20/clashes-break-out-at-thai-myanmar-border-between-soldiers-armed-groups
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