BURMA BORDER
Supamart Kasem
TAK : More than 100 Thais returned to their border village yesterday after Karen fighters regained their base from Burmese troops.
A security source said the Thai villagers, who fled the fighting inside Burma to a safe area in Phop Phra district on Monday, went back to Ban Padi after their safety was guaranteed.
Their return came hours after more than 100 armed Karen National Union (KNU) troops led by Col Nerda Mya took back its Valeki stronghold from the Burmese army and its allies, the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA).
The KNU began its retaliation on Monday after its base was raided, and regained it yesterday.
The source said 12 porters helping the Burmese soldiers were arrested after crossing the border into Thailand, and were sent back.
A KNU source claimed at least 10 Burmese and DKBA soldiers and porters were killed, while one KNU member died and three were injured.
The Valeki base of the KNU is opposite Ban Padi.
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