Hundreds of Myanmar troops, civilians flee across Thai border
Thai authorities have ramped up patrols on the border between Karen State and Tak Province to prevent what officials describe as a potential “violation of sovereignty by foreign armed forces”
Thai soldiers stand guarding on the Thai side of the Thaungyin (Moei) River near a border checkpoint in Thailand’s Mae Sot District, Tak Province in April 2024. More than 500 civilians and soldiers fled fighting between the Myanmar military and Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) in Myanmar’s Karen (Kayin) State on July 12, 2025, crossing into Tak Province. Thai authorities recently ramped up patrols on the border with Karen State to prevent what officials describe as a potential “violation of sovereignty by foreign armed forces” (Photo: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP)
Thai authorities have ramped up patrols on the border between Karen State and Tak Province to prevent what officials describe as a potential “violation of sovereignty by foreign armed forces. . .
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