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Karenni resistance halts manhunt for prison escapees
According to the Karenni State Interim Executive Council (IEC), the number of prisoners who reached the border with Thailand’s Mae Hong Son province could be over 70
Struggling to exert control outside of urban areas in Myanmar’s southernmost region, the military has increased the frequency of its bombing, drone strikes, and shelling from warships, according to locally based resistance fighters and conflict researchers
According to the Karenni State Interim Executive Council (IEC), the number of prisoners who reached the border with Thailand’s Mae Hong Son province could be over 70
More than 80 prisoners escaped from a resistance-run jail near the Thai border, prompting armed recaptures, cross-border flight and heightened security patrols
Resistance forces in Palaw Township vow to bring the killers to justice, while also facing questions about deaths of junta-affiliated officials
More than 900 foreign nationals—mostly Chinese—remain at the compound more than a week after it was raided, the group says