Fighting Forces Karen State Villagers Across Border

Around 1,000 people have fled from fighting around the junta’s Wawlay Tactical Operations Command (TOC) south of Myawaddy Town in Karen State, across the border into Thailand.

On 3 July 2025, the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and its allies launched an offensive against Wawlay TOC, which is in Myawaddy’s Township’s Wawlay Town, on the border with Thailand,.

Since then residents of Wawlay Town and the surrounding areas have been fleeing across the Wa Le River into Thailand.