Rebels Reportedly Kill 40 Burmese Soldiers
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From Associated Press
MAE SOT, Thailand — Burmese guerrillas killed at least 40 government troops while defending a rebel camp along the Thai border, rebel sources said Thursday.
The Karen rebel sources and students fighting alongside them said at least 45 other soldiers were wounded in Wednesday’s fighting at Wan Kha. Two guerrillas were killed and 12 wounded, they claimed.
Wan Kha is in Burma across the border from the northern Thai province of Tak. The Karens are among a dozen ethnic-based rebel groups fighting for more autonomy from Burma’s government.
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