KNU Seizes Myanmar Junta Base on Thai Border

The Karen National Union (KNU) and its allies have reportedly seized a junta base near the Thai border in Karen State.

The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), an armed wing of the KNU, and its allies seized the Maw Phoe Kay base in Paingkyon, Hpa-an District, on Monday.

The KNLA told the Karen media that regime troops abandoned the base and the Thai media reported that 27 soldiers crossed the Moei River into Thailand.