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BANGKOK, July 12 — More than 500 civilians and soldiers fled conflict in Myanmar and crossed into Thailand on Saturday after an assault by ethnic fighters on a military base, the Thai army said.<\/p>\n

Myanmar has been mired in civil conflict since a military coup in 2021, with the junta battling a coalition of ethnic armed groups and pro-democracy resistance forces.<\/p>\n

Saturday’s attack by the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) targeted a military base in Kayin state at around 3pm local time (4pm Malaysian time), Thailand’s military said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“The Myanmar soldiers attempted to resist and called for supporting firepower to defend their position but were ultimately unable to hold the line,” it said.<\/p>\n

One hundred Myanmar soldiers and 467 civilians had crossed into Thailand on Saturday, where Thai military and police disarmed them and provided treatment and humanitarian aid, officials said.<\/p>\n

Thai forces have ramped up patrols along the border in western Tak province to prevent what officials described as a potential “violation of sovereignty by foreign armed forces”.<\/p>\n

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Saw Thamain Tun, a leader of the KNLA’s political wing, confirmed there had been fighting near the border and said that joint forces had “seized some front posts” from the army.<\/p>\n

“Some (Myanmar troops) defected to our joint forces, but some of them ran into Thailand,” he told AFP.<\/p>\n

Armed groups from the Karen ethnic minority have long challenged the military and now play a key role in resisting junta control over border zones.<\/p>\n

Myanmar’s civil war has caused huge waves of population displacement, with 81,000 refugees or asylum seekers from the country currently living in Thailand, according to United Nations figures.<\/p>\n

The KNLA has been fighting for decades to establish greater autonomy for the Karen people living along Myanmar’s southeastern flank. — AFP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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BANGKOK, July 12 — More than 500 civilians and soldiers fled conflict in Myanmar and crossed into Thailand on Saturday after an assault by ethnic fighters on a military base, the Thai army said. Myanmar has been mired in civil conflict since a military coup in 2021, with the junta battling a coalition of ethnic…<\/p>\n

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