In a significant development on the Thai-Myanmar border, KNLA and allied troops have taken positions in Myawaddy, a key town after a 2-day ceasefire, specifically around the Thai-Myanmar No.1 Friendship Bridge. This escalation comes as residents flee to Thailand amid ongoing gunfire, with Bangkok prepared to accept up to 100,000 refugees. The Myanmar junta has lost a crucial base to rebel forces, raising questions about its grip on power as it begins training draftees in response to the resistance, following the enactment of a compulsory conscription law. Heavy fighting has led to Myanmar troops retreating to the Thai border, with the strategic town of Myawaddy being a focal point. Thailand's response includes potential retaliatory measures for any stray bullets and the deployment of fighter jets to patrol its airspace. The international community watches closely as the situation unfolds, marking a pivotal moment in the Myanmar civil war, with the army holding out against resistance push and Myanmar's Military facing defeat. Armoured cars patrolled Thai towns as Karen ethnic minority and pro-democracy forces battle, and 200 Myanmar military personnel withdrew to a bridge connecting Myawaddy to Thailand following a days-long assault in the area by anti-junta rebels, according to an ethnic armed group spokesman and local media. General Soe Win, the junta's second-in-command, led a counterattack.
Myawaddy town has not yet fallen, said Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, alongside the 3rd Army. These comments followed reports from the Rachamanu Special Task Force indicating that the last remaining army camp of the Myanmar junta in Myawaddy had been overrun by revolutionary… https://t.co/SCM5HmNpZ4
Safe to say, the last remaining junta battalion in Myawaddy has been captured by the Resistance, and the junta has now lost its largest trading point with Thailand, and one of the ~10 largest cities in the country. (Flag being stomped on has the 275th LIB insignia) https://t.co/7lCA6cBNvD
#Karen rebels in #Myanmar say they've taken the strategic border town of #Myawaddy Our correspondent @TLCBkk is on the Thai side of the border and will be live again in the 5GMT bulletin with why this matters and what it means for Myanmar's junta. Watch: https://t.co/ZPLdSYYRrI https://t.co/lll2fbbQLW
Some 200 Myanmar military personnel withdrew to a bridge connecting the border town of Myawaddy to Thailand following a days-long assault in the area by anti-junta rebels, according to an ethnic armed group spokesman and local media https://t.co/9jtcGDom83
#BREAKING Myanmar troops withdraw from border town following clashes: ethnic armed group https://t.co/hnEIu2aMi6
Myanmar troops retreat to Thai border bridge after days of fighting https://t.co/bXAgbRGu2E https://t.co/RsJljZMEZa
Myanmar revolutionary groups seized control of Myawaddy early this morning while junta troops were regrouping for a counterattack led by General Soe Win, the junta's second-in-command, according to Thai news reports. The Karen National Union and their allies have not yet… https://t.co/XGnPm8uZ8O
Thailand Ready to Accept 100,000 Refugees, Foreign Minister Says The impending fall of the border town of Myawaddy to ethnic Karen rebels has raised fears of junta air attacks that could drive thousands of civilians into Thailand. https://t.co/cyHs1eXA1Y
Fighting appeared to be escalating in Myanmar on Wednesday as guerrilla fighters from the Karen ethnic minority and pro-democracy forces battle soldiers holding on to a major trading town on the border with Thailand, witnesses said. https://t.co/InWk8VbGeE
Armoured cars patrolled the Thai town of Mae Sot Wednesday as the deep boom of artillery thundered across the border in Myanmar, where the country's junta and an ethnic armed group fought for a second day near a vital trade hub https://t.co/RsPXAPOVgN https://t.co/vM67Mhn4LH
Myanmar’s Military is Facing Defeat Amid Civil War https://t.co/GT38hdehvN via @CFR_org
Fighting escalates in eastern Myanmar as army holds out against resistance push on key border town https://t.co/9P8SCn1iQE
Gallery: With no end in sight for the civil war in Myanmar, the government earlier this year enacted a compulsory conscription law, sparking a wave of people fleeing to neighboring countries including China as they seek to avoid the draft. https://t.co/S49QFI8g3m
The 3rd Army said any stray bullets from the Myanmar civil war landing in Thailand will be met with retaliatory measures, ranging from light to heavy responses. Additionally, the Air Force has deployed fighter jets to patrol Thai airspace along the border following intense… https://t.co/Exu5ghKmKO
The 3rd Army said any stray bullets from the Myanmar civil war landing in Thailand will be met with retaliatory measures, ranging from light to heavy responses. Additionally, the air force has deployed fighter jets to patrol Thai airspace along the border, following intense… https://t.co/shxHfJUS71
A convoy of military vehicles left the closest Regional Military Command today, attempting to reach Myawaddy city before it is captured by the resistance. One of the 2 BTRs leading the convoy already has a flat tyre, according to photos shared by resistance troops. https://t.co/LzYDvoUrhb
Geolocated footage from @thereportersth, a Thai news organisation that travelled through Myawaddy today, shows heavy smoke rising from approximately the main Headquarters of the 275th LIB - the final remaining Junta guard post left in the vicinity of the city. https://t.co/Fkswb5PxUK
Myanmar military begins basic training for draftees as resistance forces keep the pressure on https://t.co/IWQrx1BXbm
Myanmar: is the junta’s grip on power weakening and what next for its leadership? https://t.co/hKN0F6zD1E
Myanmar’s junta loses key base to rebel forces https://t.co/JaNW7wsdHN
Thailand is prepared to accept 100,000 people fleeing Myanmar, Bangkok's foreign minister has said, as fighting near a town on the country's 2,400-kilometer border with Myanmar town rumbles on. https://t.co/M2lXQ9x4pN
#Thailand is prepared to accept 100,000 people fleeing #Myanmar, Bangkok's foreign minister says, as fighting near a crucial border town rumbled on. https://t.co/2nGt7Oa1PQ
Myanmar border hub residents flee to Thailand amid gunfire #ARYNews https://t.co/eFybMmy5Mw
Photos by @irrawaddymedia show KNLA/allied troops have taken up positions (& hammocks) on the Burmese side of the Thai-Myanmar No.1 Friendship Bridge in Myawaddy after a 2-day ceasefire. This bridge is the main (non-commerical) crossing in the city. https://t.co/VnQWKJi5Uf https://t.co/FZUBzUpZMz