Around 200 Myanmar military personnel retreated to a bridge leading to Thailand following an attack by anti-junta resistance forces. The rebels claimed victory in capturing the strategic border town of Myawaddy, marking another defeat for Myanmar's military-run government.
A Thai soldier sits in front of the blockage of a road leading to the Thailand - Myanmar border where the fighting between the Myanmar army and ethnic minority rebels still continues in Mae Sot district, Tak province, Thailand on Dec 19, 2021. About 200 Myanmar military personnel withdrew to a bridge to Thailand on Thursday after a days-long assault by the anti-junta resistance, which declared it had won control of the critical border town of Myawaddy, the latest in a string of rebel wins.
"Today KNU-led joint resistance forces captured the remaining military base in Myawaddy," Kyaw Zaw, a spokesperson for Myanmar's National Unity Government, told Reuters."This is a crucial victory for our revolution since Myawaddy is an important border town for the junta, one of the main income from border trade," he added.
The assault on Myawaddy began last week after the KNU said it had attacked a junta camp near the town, forcing about 500 security personnel to surrender, along with their families. Border crossings in the area were open for civilians who were arriving in Thailand from Myanmar in large numbers, said police official Borwornphop Soontornlekha, the immigration superintendent in Tak, the province where Mae Sot is located.
Thailand's military has stepped up security on its side of the border, using army vehicles equipped with roof-mounted machine guns.
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