Myanmar plane seen bombing rebel base near Thai border

Myanmar plane seen bombing rebel base near Thai border

Fighters of the Karen National Liberation Army guard the base at Tita after taking it over from Myanmar government soldiers on Saturday. (Photo: Piyarach Chongcharoen)
Soldiers of the Karen National Liberation Army watch the bottom at Tita after taking it over from Myanmar authorities men on Saturday. ( Photo: Piyarach Chongcharoen )

KANCHANABURI- A Myanmar aircraft was seen dropping on 10 weapons on a Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA ) center on Monday as the struggling moved closer to the frontier with Thailand.

Villagers at Ban Phu Nam Ron border go in Muang area saw a Y-12 plane of the Myanmar authorities fly over Tiki village in Taninthary Region and heard about 10 explosions soon after.

They even saw three MI17 aircraft landing about 60 federal soldiers in the area, which is a base of the KNLA.

There were no reports of suicide or injury.

Myanmar government forces and KNLA soldiers are locked in a battle near the border opposite Kanchanaburi state. Thailand’s 9th Infantry Division has stopped up stability in the border region.

The battle is expected to intensify. Myanmar has been warned against allowing the fighting to flow over into Thailand and not to lose explosives near the border.

A Thai safety supply said on Sunday the KNLA had driven Myanmar men out of a foundation in Tita, about 12 miles from Ban Phu Nam Ron, on Saturday.

Some Burmese people have opted to leave their homes and proceed to tents along the borders.