21. Burmese troops are accused of firing into the river near boats that carried the chairman of a House Committee and his aides, ministry spokesman Kobsak Chutikul said. 22. Burmese troops have repeatedly invaded Thai soil to burn refugee camps. 23. Earlier, Thailand warned it would retaliate with force if Burmese troops continued their incursions into Thai territory in their campaign against Karen rebels. 24. Ethnic Chin rebels and exiled pro-democracy students launch attacks on Burmese troops from Manipur, while Indian separatists use Burma as a haven. 25. Guerrillas of the Karen National Union abandoned their Kawmoora camp in eastern Burma after intensive shelling by Burmese troops, who had been besieging the base for two weeks. 26. Insurgent sources said Burmese troops were also moving north of Manerplaw Wednesday toward a student camp at Dawn Gwin. 27. Men were forced by Burmese troops to dig trenches and build barracks. 28. Refugees continued to stream from camps near the border to safer ground Saturday, fearful of attacks by Burmese troops or Karen renegades allied to them. 29. Several thousand Karen civilians fled across the river border to safety in Thailand as Burmese troops closed in on Manerplaw in late January. 30. Thai authorities eye Burmese troops. |