A group of Myanmar junta troops that retreated from their base in the frontier town of Myawaddy to a bridge along the Thai border were attacked by resistance groups using drones on Friday, according to local media reports. Myawaddy, a strategically key trading outpost, was wrested from military control by anti-junta forces led by the Karen National Union (KNU) rebel group on Thursday. Thai Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara told reporters earlier on Friday that no request had been received from the group of fewer than 200 junta soldiers who had retreated to the border to cross over into Thailand.
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Thailand has
sent messages to Myanmar s junta to reduce violence, its foreign
minister said on Friday, adding preparations are underway for an
influx of people crossing into the country after the fall. -April 12, 2024 at 05:36 am EDT
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A group of Myanmar junta troops that retreated from their base in the frontier town of Myawaddy to a bridge along the Thai border were attacked by resistance groups using drones on Friday,. -April 12, 2024 at 10:30 am EDT
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