Fighting inside Thailand

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Situation Update            May 12,1997

On 9.5.97,  fighting between the KNLA and the SLORC broke out near a 
traveler's rest house close to Bongti, Thailand, on the Thai-Burma border. 
Intercepted messages from the SLORC radio reported that 3 boats of casualties
were sent to Myita, Burma.

On 10.5.97, 12 armed SLORC soldiers from the Light Infantry 104  entered
Thailand near Bongti village at Kamla Di, where logs are stockpiled.  This
area is 2 kilometers inside Thailand.  These soldiers did not follow the car
road, instead they came through the jungle, thereby avoiding the Thai check
point.  The Thai border patrol police learned that the SLORC soldiers had
entered Kamla Di, so they went to this area to meet them.  The SLORC soldiers
claimed they were there to buy food, but the Thai border patrol police did
not allow them to stay.  The Thai border patrol police agreed to send them
food if they needed it, but they told the SLORC soldiers that they could not
enter Thai territory with arms.  Both groups agreed to meet to further
discuss the problem the next morning at the fork of Ka Saw Wah and Amoh road.
 The next day, the Thai border patrol police and local village headmen
arrived at the agreed meeting place, however the SLORC troops did not show
up.  On this same day, fighting occurred between the KNLA and the SLORC near
another traveler's rest house on the Thai side.  It was reported that more
than 100 SLORC soldiers had been stationed at this traveler's rest house
inside Thailand.  Again, intercepted SLORC radio messages revealed that 2
boats of 
SLORC casualties were sent to Myita.


On 12.5.97, at 8:15 a.m., fighting began between the KNLA and the SLORC at
the traveler's rest house in Thailand.  The fighting quieted, then at 11:30
a.m., the fighting erupted again.  It was reported that the SLORC troops are
still staying in that area inside Thailand. 








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