Myanmar rebels say they have repelled junta push to take back border town

Padoh Saw Taw Nee, the spokesman for the Karen National Union (KNU), speaks during an interview with Reuters, in Mae Sot, Tak Province, Thailand, April 14, 2024. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

MAE SOT, Thailand (Reuters) - A resistance group fighting Myanmar's military rule said on Sunday its fighters had repelled an attempt by junta troops to advance on the key town of Myawaddy along the Thai border that was seized by the rebels last week.

Reinforcements of junta forces have been trying to advance on Myawaddy for days, but were pushed back in a battle about 40 kilometres away, a spokesperson for the Karen National Union (KNU), Saw Taw Nee, said in an interview.