News Forum - Burmese and Karen forces battle for 7 hours near Thai border

[Thaiger]

Burmese and Karen forces battled each other for 7 hours yesterday, close to the border between Myanmar and Thailand’s northern Tak province. It was the second day in a row of fighting between the Burmese junta army, and the Karen National Liberation Army alongside Myanmar’s People’s Defence Force. The Burmese army had arrived in a Karen area aiming to capture it, but the KNLA and its allies were prepared. The KNLA and PDF forces ambushed the Burmese troops, and the fierce battle broke out. The Burmese troops fired heavy mortars at the Karens, who fought back with heavy machine guns. […]

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[Paulw]

When is the rest of the world going to tell the Burmese Junta that this enough, its time to stop. The bombing of villages is absolutely unacceptable from an illegally self imposed Junta. Thailand should hang its head in shame but I guess there's a little deja vu here given Thailands current leader, remember at the last coup Prayut was going to be the caretaker for 12 months then a democratically elected leader would take over. 

[Benroon]

1 hour ago, Paulw said:

When is the rest of the world going to tell the Burmese Junta that this enough, its time to stop. The bombing of villages is absolutely unacceptable from an illegally self imposed Junta. Thailand should hang its head in shame but I guess there's a little deja vu here given Thailands current leader, remember at the last coup Prayut was going to be the caretaker for 12 months then a democratically elected leader would take over. 

Spot on !! With the common denominator being illegitimacy the Thai govt are hardly in a position to protest. 

Leaving aside the complete inhumanity of using heavy artillery on what is basically a peaceful tribal community dealt a shit hand, launching a fighter jet resulting in just 2 victims surely means someone over in Burma has got more money than sense! 
 

 

[DesperateOldHand]

2 hours ago, Paulw said:

When is the rest of the world going to tell the Burmese Junta that this enough, its time to stop. The bombing of villages is absolutely unacceptable from an illegally self imposed Junta. Thailand should hang its head in shame but I guess there's a little deja vu here given Thailands current leader, remember at the last coup Prayut was going to be the caretaker for 12 months then a democratically elected leader would take over. 

Yes, of course. 

All of a sudden it's consciously attentive and fashionable, even though it's been ongoing for ages. 

What does the rest of the world mean? 

[ChrisS]

Pity the poor refugees, the only place they can run to is another country being run by military junta!