The rebels have captured the Myanmar border town of Mayawaddi. After the anti-junta attack, around 200 army personnel fled from there on Thursday (April 11) across a bridge to Thailand. The rebels have taken control of the last border town of Mayawaddi. The British news agency reported this news.
Myanmar’s military government is fighting the rebels on various fronts. Insurgent groups have launched coordinated attacks near the Chinese border since last October. Since then, the junta forces have been consistently defeated in the border areas.
In a coup d’état in 2021, the junta forces overthrew the elected government and seized power. Since then, some ethnic rebel groups have mounted armed resistance across the country. They are working together.
Myanmar’s Government of National Unity spokesman Kyaw Zaw said the Karen National Union (KNU)-led Joint Resistance Forces had captured the remaining military base in Mayawaddy.
He said, this is an important victory for our revolution. Because Mayawaddi is an important border town for the junta, one of the main sources of income for the junta government.
A spokesman for the Myanmar junta government did not comment when asked about the incident.
About 200 fugitive Myanmar troops had gathered at a border crossing in Thailand, said Sao Tao Ni, a spokesman for the anti-junta group KNU, which led the attack on Mayawaddi.
News outlet Khit Thit reported that the Thai authorities are discussing with them to decide whether to give shelter to the soldiers.
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