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Who is actually in control of the vital border town of Myawaddy?

April 28, 2024

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image_2024-01-26_15-22-29 — Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) leader and General Secretary Saw Chit Thu speaking at an anniversary event in Karen State.

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On April 23, the military raised the Myanmar flag at its Light Infantry Battalion 275 base in Myawaddy Township, which was seized by the Karen National Union (KNU) and its allied resistance forces only 12 days before. This begs the question: Who was actually in control of the vital Myanmar-Thailand border town?

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