About 4,200 people have crossed into Thailand after the government in Myanmar conducted air attacks on a rebel-held area.
Myanmar’s military has conducted air raids and used heavy artillery on a rebel-held area near the border with Thailand, sending hundreds of people fleeing across a river into the neighbouring country.
The Karen National Union (KNU) said the area under its control in Karen state was hit on Thursday evening by at least two air raids and artillery rounds. On Friday, more air raids struck the small town of Lay Kay Kaw, added the KNU, which is seeking greater autonomy from Myanmar’s central government.
Fresh fighting between the Myanmar military and the KNU broke out last week, and more than 4,200 people have crossed into Thailand since the violence began, according to Thailand’s foreign ministry.
Civil society groups have placed the number of displaced as high as…
