Myanmar guerrillas capture army base; airstrikes follow
AP, BANGKOK
Ethnic Karen guerrillas yesterday said they had captured a Burmese army base near the border with Thailand, representing a morale-boosting action for those opposing the military’s takeover of the nation’s civilian government in February.
Myanmar’s military staged airstrikes several hours later on villages in territory controlled by the Karen forces, said a guerrilla spokesman, a senior Thai official and a relief worker.
A spokesman for the Karen National Union (KNU), the minority’s main political group seeking greater autonomy from Myanmar’s central government, said that its armed wing attacked the base at 5am and burned it down just after dawn.
EXPLAINER-Karen rebels step up attacks as Myanmar army struggles to rule Reuters 3 hrs ago
April 27 (Reuters) - Myanmar s military launched air strikes on a village and outpost near the Thai border on Tuesday, Thai authorities said, after ethnic minority Karen insurgents attacked a Myanmar army post in some of the worst clashes since a Feb. 1 coup.
The Karen National Union (KNU), Myanmar s oldest rebel group, said its fighters had taken the army camp on the west bank of the Salween river.
Thailand said it was ready to provide humanitarian but stressed it was not taking a side in the conflict.
In this image made from video by the Transborder News, smoke rises from a Myanmar Army camp near the border of Myanmar and Thailand Tuesday, April 27, 2021. (Transborder News via AP)
BANGKOK (AP) Ethnic Karen guerrillas said they captured a Myanmar army base Tuesday near the border with Thailand, representing a morale-boosting action for those opposing the military’s takeover of the country’s civilian government in February.
Myanmar’s military staged airstrikes several hours later on villages in territory controlled by the Karen forces, said a guerrilla spokesman, a senior Thai official and a relief worker.
A spokesman for the Karen National Union, the minority’s main political group seeking greater autonomy from Myanmar’s central government, said its armed wing attacked the base at 5 a.m. and burned it down just after dawn.
BANGKOK (AP) Ethnic Karen guerrillas said they captured a Myanmar army base Tuesday near the border with Thailand, representing a morale-boosting action for those opposing the military’s takeover of the country’s civilian government in February.
Myanmar’s military staged airstrikes several hours later on villages in territory controlled by the Karen forces, said a guerrilla spokesman, a senior Thai official and a relief worker.
A spokesman for the Karen National Union, the minority’s main political group seeking greater autonomy from Myanmar’s central government, said its armed wing attacked the base at 5 a.m. and burned it down just after dawn.
Apr 27, 2021
In this image made from video by the Transborder News, smoke rises from a Myanmar Army camp today near the border of Myanmar and Thailand. Ethnic Karen guerrillas said they captured a Myanmar army base today in what represents a morale-boosting action for those opposing the military s takeover of the country s civilian government in February. (Transborder News via AP)
BANGKOK (AP) Ethnic Karen guerrillas said they captured a Myanmar army base today near the border with Thailand, representing a morale-boosting action for those opposing the military’s takeover of the country’s civilian government in February.
Myanmar’s military staged airstrikes several hours later on villages in territory controlled by the Karen forces, said a guerrilla spokesman, a senior Thai official and a relief worker.