April 29, 2021
BANGKOK (AFP) – Myanmar’s military launched air assaults for the second day in a row into rebel-held territory after gunfire was heard from neighbouring Thailand, a Thai official said yesterday, as fighting escalates along the border.
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the junta ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a February 1 coup, its power grab angering much of its population.
The anti-junta movement has also garnered some support from some ethnic rebel groups, which controls territory along Myanmar’s border regions.
The Karen National Union (KNU), one of the most prominent, has been among the junta’s most vocal opponents – blasting the junta for violence against anti-coup protesters.