Thai Villages Flee Following Clashes Along Thai-Myanmar Border

Nearly 250 Thai residents in Northern Thailand’s Mae Hong Son have fled their villages following skirmishes in Myanmar. Myanmar security forces and armed ethnic factions operating are presently fighting in areas adjacent to the Thai-Myanmar border.

A Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson told CTN news that based on information received from the Defence Ministry, the clashes could affect certain border areas in Northern Thailand.

The ministry reported that on April 27 the Karen National Union (KNU) and Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) launched attacks on a Myanmar military outpost on the opposite side of Mae Sam Laep Village.

An aerial attack also took place in Myanmar opposite northern Thailand’s Salween National Park in Mae Hong Son.

Three KNU soldiers and one Myanmar army officer were reportedly killed during the armed clashes.

The armed clashes caused about 250 Thai…