The Myanmar military has faced a significant setback as anti-coup forces, including guerrilla fighters from the Karen ethnic minority, have taken control of Myawaddy, a key border town near Thailand. This event marks one of the most humiliating defeats for the military regime led by Min Aung Hlaing since its takeover on February 1, 2021. In response to the escalating conflict, Thailand has prepared to accept up to 100,000 people fleeing the turmoil, as stated by Thai Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-nukara. The fighting has prompted an exodus of residents and Myanmar soldiers to Thailand, with reports of around 200 Myanmar military personnel retreating to a bridge connecting Myawaddy to Thailand. Thailand has increased security along the border and reopened the Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge No. 2 for trade, despite the ongoing conflict. The junta's second-in-command, General Soe Win, was reported to be regrouping for a counterattack.
Thousands continue to flee Myanmar to Thailand, a day after the strategically vital town of Myawaddy fell to anti-junta resistance, reports Reuters.
Hundreds of refugees crossed over the river frontier between Myanmar and Thailand following the fall of the strategic border town of Myawaddy to rebels fighting Myanmar's military junta https://t.co/J7PdwIXCIG https://t.co/8pdJew4N83
Myanmar's resistance forces, led by the Karen National Union, began consolidating control over the key trading hub of Myawaddy, on the border with Thailand, following days of armed conflict with Myanmar's military regime. https://t.co/5MwBRox8Tz
Thousands continue to flee Myanmar to Thailand, a day after the strategically vital town of Myawaddy fell to anti-junta resistance https://t.co/J7PdwIXCIG https://t.co/XwH8IFWcrE
Myanmar exodus doubles after junta loses border town https://t.co/jLj6oaqatG
Fall of Myanmar town to rebels sends people fleeing into Thailand https://t.co/TbFKSLTwtw
#Myanmar situation is precarious, says India after fall of key border town (Reports @Rezhasan) https://t.co/HqgKpKreID https://t.co/FB17k0z8FH
A group of #Myanmar junta troops that retreated from their base in the frontier town of Myawaddy to a bridge along the Thai border have been attacked by resistance groups using drones, according to local media reports. https://t.co/rxh9qJRWsF
Access Asia - Myanmar's war on rebels: Junta loses key town on Thai border ➡️ https://t.co/fY8VUbZ0tr https://t.co/Sz0vBMyIS5
🔊 Thousands of people are crossing into Thailand from Myanmar as fighting intensifies between the army and rebel groups. Hear more on Reuters World News daily podcast https://t.co/svnUWDOlDL https://t.co/z4rDX8hZym
📽️ WATCH - FALL OF MYANMAR TOWN TO REBELS SENDS PEOPLE FLEEING INTO THAILAND Thousands continue to flee Myanmar to Thailand, a day after the strategically vital town of Myawaddy near the border fell to anti-junta resistance that is gaining strength. Thailand is urging peace and… https://t.co/cvWbkGW0I4
🔊 Anti-junta rebels have seized a key border town in Myanmar. Listen to @DevjyotGhoshal on what this latest defeat means for the military government. On Reuters World News daily podcast https://t.co/XqqV2jQMI8 https://t.co/rZlFJISQyD
Myanmar’s military faced a significant loss in the town of Myawaddy, bordering Thailand, this week, writes @JoshKurlantzick. https://t.co/y8Q61uLQcc
Myanmar's resistance forces began consolidating control over the key trading hub of Myawaddy, on the border with Thailand, following days of armed conflict with Myanmar's military regime. https://t.co/027UuUKAqs
Resistance forces seeking to oust Myanmar’s military regime captured a key trade town on the Thai border this week, but a counteroffensive looms. https://t.co/XNzx3tL2s0
Thailand’s FM is visiting a border town near Myanmar after days of clashes in which the military govt’s troops were expelled by ethnic minority armed groups https://t.co/7kztf4XM7K https://t.co/X7b4uymV5e
Resistance forces seeking to oust Myanmar’s military regime captured Myawaddy, a key trade town on the Thai border, this week, one of their biggest gains since a 2021 coup. But residents are fleeing as the regime’s troops prepare a counteroffensive. https://t.co/ld7BMIpru6
Myanmar resistance seizes border town; Thailand braces for refugees https://t.co/tg8GCpOAI5
Why the fall of the town of Myawaddy, Myanmar’s ‘gateway’ to Thailand, is so important https://t.co/sEE2gAf1Cv https://t.co/aTusrj08qS
Exodus from key town on Myanmar-Thai border as it falls to anti-junta resistance ➡️ https://t.co/QaikZmWMeZ https://t.co/1RnN1h5OBI
A stream of people, some fearing air strikes, queued at a border crossing to flee Myanmar early on Friday, a day after the strategically vital town of Myawaddy near Thailand fell to anti-junta resistance that is gaining strength https://t.co/u53nyiwKMn
⚠️ EXODUS TO THAILAND CONTINUES AFTER FALL OF KEY MYANMAR BORDER TOWN Full Story → https://t.co/u7LPZyLqNu A stream of people, some fearing air strikes, queued at a border crossing to flee Myanmar early on Friday, a day after the strategically vital town of Myawaddy near…
Around 100 deserted Myanmar soldiers, some still armed, have dug in overnight near the Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge No. 2 on the Myanmar side. However, the bridge has reopened this morning, according to the Rachamanu Special Task Force. The Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge No. 1… https://t.co/Tr0XRB7bhV
Around 100 deserted Myanmar soldiers, some still armed, have dug in overnight near the Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge No. 2 on the Myanmar side. However, the bridge has reopened this morning, according to reporters from Reporters and Thai PBS who are on the scene. The… https://t.co/4g1LBNfx6L
Around 100 deserted Myanmar soldiers, some still armed, have dug in overnight near the Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge No. 2 on the Myanmar side. However, the bridge has reopened for trade this morning, according to reporters from Reporters and Thai PBS who are on the scene. The… https://t.co/D8bgUPfvta
Myanmar junta confirms troops 'withdrawn' from positions in town near Thai border Fighting around Myawaddy erupted earlier this week, with the Karen National Union saying junta troops have taken shelter on a bridge connecting Myawaddy to Mae Sot in Thailand… https://t.co/jL31zfyNMa
Guerrillas from the Karen ethnic minority on Thursday claimed to have captured the last of the army's outposts in Myawaddy district in eastern Myanmar, virtually clearing the way for them to take over Myawaddy town, the major crossing point for trade... https://t.co/d50INuNTeD
A long line of people seeking to leave Myanmar was seen at the Thailand border amid fighting between rebels and the junta at a nearby town https://t.co/OK3IJ0kWxY https://t.co/Ek4zB2h4ZW
About 200 Myanmar military personnel withdrew to a bridge connecting the border town of Myawaddy to Thailand. All you need to know! #Myanmar #MyanmarSoldiers #Thailand #FriendshipBridge #WorldNews https://t.co/RPMtOXtxTW
People seeking to leave Myanmar queue up at the Thailand border amid fighting between rebels and the governing junta https://t.co/OK3IJ0lunw https://t.co/DZTxq5xvN7
Thai armored cars patrolled the town of Mae Sot on Wednesday as the deep boom of artillery thundered across the border in Myanmar, where the junta and an ethnic armed group fought for a second day near a vital trade hub. https://t.co/nQ1rxAb1oS
Myanmar's ethnic Karen guerrillas claim to have seized the last army base defending key border town https://t.co/THkzce8Edm
Hundreds of Myanmar soldiers are believed to have retreated to a border crossing with Thailand after rebels reportedly took control of the nearby town of Myawaddy. Al Jazeera’s Tony Cheng reports. https://t.co/bJ7CFh1XRZ
Resistance fighters say they have taken key Myanmar border town from military https://t.co/FR1vndF8A8
In Myanmar, anti-junta rebels say they have driven government troops from a key border hub near Thailand. https://t.co/1gu4bLFr3H
#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 TROOPS RETREAT TO THAI BORDER BRIDGE AFTER DAYS OF FIGHTING Full Story → https://t.co/ZcCZHGLPek https://t.co/fyMOPAHjuQ
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
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 junta has suffered a string of humiliating defeats after three armed groups joined hands to launch a coordinated offensive last October (@Rezhasan and @JayaswalRajeev report) https://t.co/TiV76mItvh
Myanmar's military and an ethnic minority armed group have clashed for a second day near Myawaddy - a key trading point along the border with Thailand. https://t.co/bCBZtbgIAt
Thai military step up patrols along Myanmar border as clashes continue https://t.co/lr1Aelfa41 https://t.co/ncUtvCiEdg
⚠️THAI MILITARY STEP UP PATROLS ALONG MYANMAR BORDER AS CLASHES CONTINUE Full Story →https://t.co/eh4tA9vC2J Thailand's military tightened security on Wednesday along a western border town adjoining Myanmar, where anti-junta rebels continued to clash with a weakened military… https://t.co/J8R5yYXfKN
#Myanmar’s military and an ethnic minority armed group clashed for a second day around a trade hub on the Thai border, with residents hiding or fleeing and #Thailand beefing up security on the border. https://t.co/tmmG2pN390
The Mae Sot-Myawaddy border checkpoint is still open following intense fighting between revolutionary groups and the Myanmar junta in Myawaddy last night. Gunfire and explosions can be heard from the Thai side as revolutionary groups attempt to take full control over Myawaddy… https://t.co/c1N1pTypYv
🔴 Myanmar junta suffers humiliating defeat as rebels close in on Thai border town https://t.co/U0yksU6pzv
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
Guerrilla fighters from Myanmar’s Karen ethnic minority claimed to be close to seizing control of a major trading town bordering Thailand, as soldiers and civil servants loyal to the military government appeared to be preparing to abandon their positions. https://t.co/CFZVLC8llZ
Myanmar military faces humiliating rout on Thai border Officials of the military regime have fled the eastern town of Myawaddy on the Thai-Myanmar border in one of the most significant setbacks for the regime since its takeover on Feb. 1, 2021: https://t.co/zOWWrWOp8R https://t.co/i5yyfuLr5d
Anti-coup forces claim control of key Myanmar border town https://t.co/QQdm8Iu1vq
Thailand remains neutral in the Myanmar conflict and is able to accept up to 100,000 people displaced by the turmoil, Thai Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-nukara said https://t.co/iFgkGiGnN7
The Myanmar evacuation operation in Myawaddy on the Thai border signifies one of the most humiliating defeats for military regime chief Min Aung Hlaing. https://t.co/Xrxj9eVAOX