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Ethnic Karen Flee Fighting Into Thailand

June 28th, 2009 by ngarigo
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks. Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar. Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.
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More than 4,000 ethnic Karen, many of them children, have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks. T

More than 4,000 ethnic Karen many of them children have been forced to abandon camps and villages in eastern Myanmar and seek refuge in temporary shelters in Thailand following government attacks.
The ethnic group's Karen National Union has been fighting for more than 60 years for greater autonomy from Myanmar's military government, but its strength has dwindled over the past decade due to army offensives and divisions within its ranks.
Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Karen refugees already shelter in camps in Thailand after fleeing counter-insurgency operations, while aid agencies say nearly half a million others are internally displaced inside eastern Myanmar.
Myanmar troops were shelling and attempting to advance on five encampments of Karen insurgents while groups of villagers continued to flee in one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade.

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fabianfred
great human shots there...
Submitted by fabianfred Blandford on Fri, 14/08/2009 - 21:04.

great human shots there...

Okky
This photograph depicted the
Submitted by okky suryatama on Fri, 10/07/2009 - 16:17.

This photograph depicted the characteristics of the face of the person asia. good, thank you, Okky F Suryatama - Indonesia.

billchopher
Hi Rusty, great story etc. My
Submitted by Bill Boyd on Wed, 08/07/2009 - 04:26.

Hi Rusty, great story etc. My friends went there recently and took some photos, they will be published soon. they also introduced members of the KNLA to Miracle Mineral Solution to help them with malaria. We'll be going back again soon, you and I should catch up. Maybe we could combine our efforts etc. My first story about the KNLA is here. You can contact me through the site if you're interested.

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billchopher
Hi Rusty, great story etc. My
Submitted by Bill Boyd on Wed, 08/07/2009 - 04:24.

Hi Rusty, great story etc. My friends went there recently and took some photos, they will be published soon. they also introduced members of the KNLA to Miracle Mineral Solution to help them with malaria. We'll be going back again soon, you and I should catch up. Maybe we could combine our efforts etc. My first story about the KNLA is here. You can contact me through the site if you're interested.

We Do Seo - big>Building and Construction -

BrianChristopher
Great story and photos.
Submitted by Brian Christopher on Tue, 07/07/2009 - 13:43.

Great story and photos.

Brian Christopher

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