Aid is being sent from Thailand to people displaced by fighting in Myanmar after violence eased near the border in the past two days. But ethnic Karen fighters in Myanmar say they will only negotiate a ceasefire if Myanmar’s military leaves areas where fierce fighting has been taking place. The Karen National Union (KNU) said the area under its control in Karen state was hit last week by air raids and artillery rounds. Al Jazeera’s @Tony Cheng reports from the Thai-Myanmar border. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Myanmar #Thailand
The fighting between government forces and ethnic Karen armed groups have forced thousands of refugees to escape over the border into Thailand. The fighters for independence are facing a fully equipped modern army with heavy artillery and air support. And despite being outgunned, the morale of Karen fighters appears to be high. The Thai military is now considerably more relaxed, and the fighting appears to have moved away. But they are still monitoring very closely, watching anyone who goes up to the border. Inside Myanmar, an estimated 20,000 people have been displaced by the fighting. Al Jazeera’s Tony Cheng reports from the Thai-Myanmar border. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe […]
Fighting between Myanmar’s military and ethnic Karen armed groups continued on Monday, close to the Thai border. Thousands of refugees have already fled into Thailand, More are expected, after air raids on villages in the area, even as the Thai army has sought to discourage people from crossing the border. Al Jazeera’s Tony Cheng reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Myanmar #KarenState #MyanmarHumanitarianCrisis
As the military crackdown goes on, some activists and protesters are joining ethnic armed groups to train with their fighters. They intend to take up arms against the military. Al Jazeera spoke to some of them in Karen state, in the south-east. Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ #Myanmar #MyanmarCrackdown #KarenState
Some 3,000 people from Myanmar’s southeastern Karen state fled to neighbouring Thailand after the military bombed an area held by an ethnic armed group, as Western countries condemned the escalating violence in the troubled Southeast Asian nation. The military launched air raids on five areas in Mutraw district near the eastern border, including a displacement camp, the Karen Women’s Organization said on Sunday. Al Jazeera’s Tony Cheng reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Myanmar #MyanmarCrackdown #KarenState
