Thailand Says Burmese Military Aircraft Did Not Breach Airspace Amid Airstrike in Karen State

Ethnic Karen villagers displaced from Myanmar's Day Pu Noh village are seen in an unknown location in Karen state, after fleeing Burmese army air strikes, in this picture obtained from social media, Burma, on March 27, 2021. Free Burma Rangers/via Reuters

The Royal Thai Airforce said the Burmese military aircraft did not breach Thailand’s airspace, following reports of the military junta launching airstrikes on a rebel-controlled region near the Thai border last week.

The military regime ousted a civilian government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in a February coup, sparking protests and clashes between the army and ethnic minority insurgents such as the Karen National Union (KNU), in border areas of Burma, also known as Myanmar.