BANGKOK, Nov 15 — More than 200 ethnic Karen escaped fresh fighting between Myanmar troops and the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) late Sunday night to Ban Wale in Tak’s Phop Phra district.

The DKBA reportedly fired mortars and small weapons at Myanmar soldiers and both sides exchanged gunfire sporadically late last night.

The combined forces of Thai army soldiers, Border Patrol Police and provincial administrative staff reinforced the border at Phop Phra and led the escaping Karen to safer places.

MCOT