Myawaddy war refugees on the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Sot par Kaung Zaw Hein / SOPA Images
On April 12, Karen KNLA and PDF forces raided the army's 275th military garrison in Myawady town, and more than 100 soldiers fled under Friendship Bridge No. 2. The KNLA/PDF joint forces attacked those soldiers on the night of April 19th. According to local residents, there were no less than 40 bombs in the military council's air response. As a result of the fighting, about 2,000 people fled to Mae Sot, Thailand, across the Moei (Thaung Yin) River.