A Myanmar army frontline post is seen from a Thai side on the Thanlwin also known as Salween River bank in Mae Hong Son, Thailand March 25, 2021. Picture taken March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
MAE HONG SON, Thailand (Reuters) - Tracing his fingers over a "Love and Peace" tattoo inked on his forearm in a misty valley on the Thai-Myanmar border, 49-year-old former soldier Isaac said he was contemplating a return to war.
An ex-fighter with the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) he said he had spent years battling government forces in the eastern jungles before settling in northern Thailand. For decades, soldiers like him have fought for greater autonomy for minorities from a central government and army dominated by majority Bamar Buddhists.
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