In this photo taken Tuesday, June 9, 2009 released by Free Burma Rangers, Karen villagers board a pickup truck as they flee the fighting between Myanmar soldiers and Karen guerrillas into Thailand's Tha Song Yag district of Tak province. More than 4,000 ethnic Karen have abandoned a camp and villages in eastern Myanmar to seek refuge in Thailand following government attacks on ethnic insurgents, a Karen spokesman and aid groups said. (AP Photo/Free Burma Rangers, HO)From Christian Science Monitor:
The offensive is pushing thousands of refugees into Thailand. It appears to be a rebuke to Burma's neighbor, which has criticized the junta for its trial of democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi.
Bangkok, Thailand - A four-week military offensive in eastern Burma (Myanmar) has pushed back ethnic Karen rebels and forced thousands of refugees to flee across the border into Thailand. The attacks appear to underscore the determination of Burma's regime to snuff out what little armed opposition remains to its rule ahead of elections next year.
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My Comment: After decades of conflict, the Burmese military is going all out to either co-op the opposition, or to wipe them out. It appears that they are slowly succeeding, but at a horrendous civilian casualty rate.