Myanmar state TV says border fighting has ended, 26 junta forces and 8 ethnic rebels killed

October 7th, 2009 DHAKA - Bangladesh has cancelled leave of its border guards and stepped up army deployment on its border with Myanmar, alleging large-scale intrusion and to protest against the eastern neighbour erecting a border fence. Tension mounted along the Naikhyangchhari border in Bandarban after Myanmar resumed border fencing Friday.

September 13th, 2009 ANAKARA - Eight rebels of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) were killed by Turkish security forces in southeastern Turkey, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported Sunday. The security forces clashed with a group of the PKK militants in an operation Sunday in Kazan Valley in Cukurca town of the southeastern province of Hakkari and killed three PKK militants, bringing the number of rebels killed in the last four days to eight, said the report.

September 9th, 2009 Myanmar says Chinese tip-off led to border clashYANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar troops were acting on a tip-off from China when they seized an illegal arms factory last month, triggering several days of clashes with an ethnic militia that sent more than 30,000 refugees fleeing across the border into China, an official said. Myanmar's ruling military junta secured the northeastern region of Kokang late last month and thousands of refugees have since returned to their homes.

September 1st, 2009 China says Myanmar promises border stabilityNANSAN, China — Myanmar has pledged to restore peace to a border area where its troops battled ethnic rebels, in fighting that sent more than 30,000 refugees fleeing into China, Beijing said Tuesday. The comments by China's Foreign Ministry came as authorities pulled down tent camps after thousands of the refugees went home Monday.

September 1st, 2009 Myanmar refugee crisis in China begins to easeMANGSHI, China — A refugee crisis on China's border with Myanmar eased on Tuesday, with Beijing saying Myanmar's ruling junta had pledged to restore stability to the area where its troops battled ethnic rebels last week. The fighting in Myanmar's northern Kokang region sent more than 30,000 refugees fleeing to China, several thousand of whom have since returned to their homes.

August 31st, 2009 Myanmar refugees leave China as battles endNANSAN, China — Thousands of Myanmar refugees headed home from China on Monday as fighting between government troops and a rebel militia that left more than 30 people dead appeared to be over. More than 30,000 civilian refugees streamed into China to escape the fighting, which broke out last week after hundreds of Myanmar soldiers moved into Kokang, an ethnically Chinese region in northeastern Myanmar run by a local militia.

August 31st, 2009 Flow of Myanmar refugees into China droppingNANSAN, China — The number of refugees crossing into China to escape fighting in Myanmar fell to a trickle Monday as government forces appeared to have defeated an ethnic militia. Hundreds of rebels from the largely ethnic Chinese Kokang region have already fled clashes in northeastern Myanmar, surrendering their weapons and uniforms to Chinese border police and crossing to safety after several days of skirmishes.

August 31st, 2009 Myanmar refugees begin to return home from ChinaNANSAN, China — Myanmar refugees were heading home from China on Monday following the end of fighting between government troops and an ethnic militia, but some experts said the unrest could affect Beijing's relations with Myanmar. The initial flight across the border showed how Myanmar's junta can sow instability that spills into China, prompting a rare request from Beijing at the end of last week that the generals stabilize the situation and protect the interests of Chinese nationals inside the country.

August 31st, 2009 Myanmar refugees leave China as battles endingNANSAN, China — Myanmar refugees began heading home from China on Monday as fighting between government troops and a rebel militia that left more than 30 people dead appeared to be over. More than 30,000 civilian refugees streamed into China to escape the fighting, which broke out last week after hundreds of Myanmar soldiers moved into Kokang, an ethnically Chinese region in northeastern Myanmar run by a local militia.

August 30th, 2009 Rebel clashes along China-Myanmar border subsideMENG PENG, China — Fighting subsided Sunday along China's southern border after days of clashes between Myanmar government troops and ethnic rebels sent up to 30,000 refugees streaming into China. Some rebels turned their guns over to Chinese authorities and swapped their uniforms for civilian clothes, tired of being outnumbered by thousands of Myanmar troops.

August 30th, 2009 Myanmar rebels drop weapons, flee into ChinaMENG PENG, China — Hundreds of ethnic rebels have fled clashes in northeastern Myanmar, surrendering their weapons and uniforms to Chinese border police and crossing to safety after several days of skirmishes with Myanmar government troops. Myanmar's military junta ended a news blackout about the clashes Sunday, saying three days of fighting had killed 26 government forces and at least eight rebels.

August 29th, 2009 New Myanmar clashes leave 1 dead, dozens injuredBEIJING — Heavy skirmishes resumed Saturday in northeastern Myanmar after days of fighting between government troops and ethnic rebel militia sent thousands of refugees streaming into nearby China. At least one person was killed and dozens injured in a bomb blast near the border.

August 27th, 2009 Ethnic group in Myanmar said to break cease-fireBANGKOK — Fighting reportedly broke out Thursday between an ethnic militia and government security forces in northeastern Myanmar, breaching a two-decade cease-fire. Several minorities living in military-ruled Myanmar's border areas have continued their long struggles for autonomy despite cease-fires with the military regime that seized power in 1988.

June 7th, 2009 Aid group: 3,000 villagers flee Myanmar shellingBANGKOK, Thailand — More than 3,000 villagers have fled into Thailand as Myanmar troops shelled areas near their camp while fighting ethnic Karen guerrillas, one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade, aid groups said Sunday. The Thailand-based Free Burma Rangers said that refugees began streaming out of the Ler Per Her camp in eastern Karen state on Friday and that Myanmar forces started launching mortar attacks Saturday morning.

June 7th, 2009 Aid groups: 3,000 villagers flee Myanmar shellingBANGKOK, Thailand — More than 3,000 ethnic Karen villagers have fled into Thailand as Myanmar troops shelled near a camp where they were sheltering, one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade, aid groups said Sunday. The Thailand-based Free Burma Rangers said that refugees began streaming out of the Ler Per Her camp in eastern Karen state on Friday and that Myanmar forces started launching mortar attacks Saturday morning during fighting with Karen guerrillas.