Troops back in border trade hub, says Myanmar junta

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Myanmar junta says troops back in Myawaddy

Myanmar junta troops have moved back into a vital border town they were ousted from by an alliance of ethnic rebels and anti-junta fighters this month, military sources told AFP Tuesday. The Karen National Union (KNU) and “People’s Defence Force” fighters ousted around 200 military soldiers from their positions in the lucrative trade hub of Myawaddy around April 10, in a major blow to the junta. The troops withdrew to a bridge that connects Myaw…