Rebels Raid Camp Near Thai Border
About 125 ethnic Karen rebels overran a Myanmar military camp after heavy fighting near the Thai border in their most significant victory in recent months. Roughly 30 Myanmar government forces fled the mountaintop camp, leaving a trail of blood and one dead comrade behind them. Guerrillas of the Karen National Union, or KNU, were in pursuit. An Associated Press reporter accompanied the Karens during the raid, which was preceded by a two-hour exchange of heavy mortar and gunfire. The KNU has been battling for more autonomy inside Myanmar, formerly Burma, for five decades.
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