Thai Air Force Deploys F-16s After Myanmar MIG-29 Jets Bomb Karen Forces Near Border

[Georgealbert]

 

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The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) deployed two F-16 fighter jets from Wing 4 in Takhli, Nakhon Sawan, to patrol the Thai-Myanmar border following reports of Myanmar Air Force MIG-29 aircraft operating near Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province.

 

The deployment occurred amid ongoing clashes between the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and Myanmar military forces in two areas opposite Tha Song Yang. 

 

Reports indicated that a Myanmar YAK-130 fighter jet dropped four bombs on the Special Operations Battalion of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLAX) at Kama Camp in Lang Boi, Hpa-An, Karen State, approximately 500 metres from the Thai border near Ban Mae Woei, Tha Song Yang District. The blasts were reportedly loud enough to be heard across the Thai side of the border.

 

Karen forces returned fire, but suffered numerous casualties from the airstrike. However, Thai authorities confirmed that there was no direct impact on Thailand.

Fighting also continued at Krue Deh Camp, opposite Ban Mae Salid Luang in Mae Song Subdistrict, Tha Song Yang, where Myanmar troops engaged Karen forces. As a result, many refugees from the conflict remained in safe zones within Thai territory.

 

Thai military units have been placed on high alert along the border, closely monitoring the situation and ensuring security in the affected areas.

 

 

-- 2025-03-25