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Fighting flares at Myanmar-Thai border as rebels target stranded junta troops

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(Reuters) – Fighting raged at Myanmar’s eastern frontier with Thailand on Saturday, witnesses, media and Thailand’s government said, forcing about 200 civilians to flee as rebels pressed to flush out junta troops holed up for days at a bridge border crossing. Resistance fighters and ethnic minority rebels seized the key trading town of Myawaddy on the Myanmar side of the frontier on April 11, dealing a big blow to a well-equipped military th…

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The Guardian

Fighting rages at Myanmar’s border with Thailand as rebels target junta troops

Thousands of civilians flee as resistance fighters fight to flush out soldiers holed up at eastern bridge border crossing Fighting raged at Myanmar’s eastern border with Thailand on Saturday, both governments said, forcing 3,000 civilians to flee as rebels fought to flush out Myanmar junta troops holed up for days at a bridge border crossing.Resistance fighters and ethnic minority rebels seized the key trading town of Myawaddy on the Myanmar sid…

12 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Fighting flares at Myanmar-Thai border as rebels target stranded junta troops

(Reuters) - Fighting raged at Myanmar's eastern frontier with Thailand on Saturday, witnesses, media and Thailand's government said, forcing about 200 civilians to flee as rebels pressed to flush out junta troops holed up for days at a bridge border crossing. Read full story

13 days ago·Malaysia

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The Straits Times

Fighting flares at Myanmar-Thai border as rebels target stranded junta troops

Several Thai media outlets said about 200 people had crossed the border to seek temporary refuge in Thailand. Read more at straitstimes.com.

13 days ago·Singapore

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Arab News

Fighting flares at Myanmar-Thai border as rebels target stranded

Fighting raged at Myanmar’s eastern frontier with Thailand on Saturday, witnesses, media and Thailand’s government said, forcing about 200 civilians to flee as rebels pressed to flush out junta troops holed up for days at a bridge border crossing. Resistance fighters and ethnic minority rebels seized the key trading town of Myawaddy on the Myanmar side of the frontier on April 11, dealing a big blow to a well-equipped military that is strugglin…

13 days ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Malay Mail

Fighting flares at Myanmar-Thai border as rebels target stranded junta troops

MAE SOT (Thailand), April 20 ― Fighting raged at Myanmar's eastern frontier with Thailand today, witnesses, media and Thailand's government said, forcing about 200 civilians to flee as rebels pressed to flush out junta troops holed up for days at a bridge border crossing. Resistance fighters and ethnic minority rebels seized the key trading town of Myawaddy on the Myanmar side of the frontier on April 11, dealing a big blow to a well-equipped mi…

13 days ago·Selangor, Malaysia

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GMA Filipino News

Fighting flares at Myanmar-Thai border as rebels target stranded junta troops

Fighting raged at Myanmar's eastern frontier with Thailand on Saturday, witnesses, media and Thailand's government said, forcing about 200 civilians to flee as rebels pressed to flush out junta troops holed up for days at a bridge border crossing.

13 days ago·Q C, Philippines

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