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Myanmar rebels attack town near Thai border

A 34-year-old former fitness trainer and member of the People's Defence Force (PDF) gets a military-style haircut at a training camp in an area controlled by ethnic Karen rebels, Karen State, Myanmar, on Sept 11, 2021. (Photo: Reuters)

Myanmar ethnic rebels attacked a key town near the Thai border on Friday, residents and local media said, with the military junta calling in air strikes.

The Karen National Union (KNU) has been a vocal opponent of the coup which brought the generals to power last year and has provided shelter to dissidents working to oust the junta.

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