Myanmar Alert: Thai Border Area Clashes: Eastern Myanmar, 27 April 2021
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OVERVIEW
Clashes between the Karen National Union (KNU) and the Tatmadaw close to the Thai border have intensified in recent days with the KNU reporting on 27 April that it had occupied and burned down a Tatmadaw outpost in the vicinity of Thaw Le Hta (see map right – blue area).
While this is far from the first time that the KNU have attacked an isolated Tatmadaw position, the last 24-hours has seen the most significant fighting since the 01 February military coup. Explosions and gunfire were heard across the border and the reported casualties include a Thai national, although the exact location where they were wounded is currently unclear.
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