Myanmar's military has carried out more air strikes on a rebel-controlled area near the Thai border, causing thousands to flee into Thailand
Thailand's foreign ministry spokesman said that Thailand was concerned about the violence that is also impacting Thai people along the border.
The Karen National Union said the military launched at least two airstrikes and fired some artillery rounds on an area under its control near the Thai-Myanmar border late on Thursday. KNU spokesman Saw Taw Nee said that the airstrikes have further displaced more civilians living in the area and repeated his group's call for the international community to establish a no-fly zone in the area.Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted a civilian government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, triggering protests and sporadic clashes in the countryside between anti-junta militia and the army.
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