Anti-junta rebels say they have driven government troops from a key border hub near Thailand. If the news is verified, it signals another setback for Myanmar's military as it battles a number of ethnic rebel groups.
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Myanmar junta troops withdraw from key positions near Thai border after clashes, dealing blow to regime. Myawaddy town sees intense..
MYAWADDY - Some 200 Myanmar military personnel withdrew to a bridge connecting the border town of Myawaddy to Thailand on Thursday..
Myanmar junta forces, pushed out by rebel groups at Kayin state’s border township of Myawaddy, have requested to be evacuated..