Myanmar's eastern border with Thailand was the scene of intense fighting this Saturday (20), witnesses and the Thai government said, and almost 1,700 civilians were forced to flee after Myanmar rebels launched an offensive to expel junta troops sheltering in place. for days on a bridge on the border between nations.
Resistance fighters and ethnic minority rebels seized the important commercial hub town of Myawaddy on the Myanmar side of the border on April 11, a major defeat for the junta's military who, while well-equipped, are struggling to cope. impose their superiority and are seeing their credibility being questioned on the battlefield.
Witnesses said that the Thai and Myanmar sides of the border were the scene of explosions and large machine gun battles, near a strategic bridge on Friday night (19) and Saturday morning.
Thai television broadcaster NBT, in a post on the social network and Army posts, on April 5th.
Reuters could not immediately confirm the facts, and a spokesman for Myanmar's junta could not be reached for comment. Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said he was closely monitoring the uprising and that his country was ready to provide humanitarian aid if necessary.
Source: CNN Brasil
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