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Thousands flee into Thailand after fighting between Myanmar military, rebels

Reuters

06 April, 2023, 02:15 pm

Last modified: 06 April, 2023, 02:19 pm

Myanmar’s junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup on February 1, presides at an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

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Myanmar’s junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup on February 1, presides at an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Fierce fighting between the Myanmar military and armed ethnic rebels has forced about 5,000 people to flee across the country’s border into Thailand this week, officials and media said on Thursday.

The clashes broke out when rebels in the southern Karen state attacked a military border guard outpost, according to reports in Thailand’s…

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