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Rebel groups in crisis-hit Myanmar have reportedly taken control of the important trading town of Myawaddy on the border with Thailand. Early Thursday morning, a revolutionary alliance led by the armed wing of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) seized the last military garrison in the town, local media and eyewitnesses reported. “The situation is not very clear at the moment, but the KNLA forces have captured the last military post of Myawaddy and the soldiers are fleeing the camp,” a member of the rebel alliance told dpa. It is difficult for the army to reinforce the troops in Myawaddy…

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