Myanmar junta launches airstrike at rebel base near Thai border town

The Myanmar military sent two armed helicopters to launch an airstrike at a rebel base near a border town in Thailand.

Junta soldiers and members of the rebel group Karen National Union (KNU) were reportedly fighting along the border near Mae Kon Ken village in Tak province on January 14. The fighting allegedly lasted for hours, until the military deployed two fighter helicopters to rain down dozens of rockets at the rebel's stronghold.