Myanmar’s Karen fighters capture junta camp, soldiers flee to Thailand

Insurgent forces in eastern Myanmar captured a military camp on Friday after a battle of more than two weeks and at least 11 junta soldiers fled over the nearby border into Thailand, rebel soldiers told Radio Free Asia.

The capture of the Pu Lu Tu camp in Kayin state by fighters of the Karen National Liberation Army, or KNLA, is the latest setback for the military as it prepares for an election around the end of the year that it hopes will consolidate its flagging grip on power.