2010 Burma border clashes
| 2010–2012 Myanmar border clashes | |||||||||
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| Part of the Internal conflict in Myanmar | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Myanmar
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 Karen National Union
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
 Saw Kyaw Thet
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 Karen National Liberation Army
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| Strength | |||||||||
| ~250 | ~300 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| ~43 killed, ~63 wounded | Unknown | ||||||||
| Civilians: 3 killed, 24 wounded At least 20,000 refugees flee to neighbouring Thailand. |
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The 2010–2012 Myanmar border clashes were a series of skirmishes between the Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces) and the DKBA-5. The clashes erupted along the border with Thailand shortly after the general election on 7 November 2010. An estimated 10,000 refugees have fled into nearby neighbouring Thailand to escape the violent conflict. There is concern that due to discontent with the elections, and speculations of electoral fraud, that the conflict could escalate into a civil war.
The fighting started in the town of Myawaddy, in Karen State, on 8 November. The government deployed heavy artillery in the town in response to the presence of forces from the renegade DKBA brigade. The military had allegedly threatened to shoot people who refused to vote. There were also clashes near Three Pagodas Pass. It is believed at least three people were killed and twenty wounded when a Burmese Army artillery shell landed in a market in the centre of Myawaddy. At least five Thai civilians were injured when a rocket propelled grenade exploded in the town of Mae Sot, on the border between Thailand and Burma.
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