Myanmar refugees flee conflict and conscription

Mae Sot, Thailand, is a common place for Myanmar refugees to cross into and safe houses are often used for temporary accommodation, April 23, 2024. Soldiers from the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) prepare to patrol Myawaddy, the Thailand-Myanmar border town under the control of a coalition of rebel forces led by the Karen National Union, in Myanmar, April 15, 2024. People gather at a checkpoint near the 1st Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge in Myawaddy district in eastern Myanmar, April 12, 2024. Mae Sot, Thailand, is a common place for Myanmar refugees to cross into and safe houses are often used for temporary accommodation, April 23, 2024. People cross the Moei river as they flee Myawaddy township in Myanmar to Thailand's Mae Sot town in Thailand's Tak province, April 20, 2024. Internally displaced people from Myanmar collect aid sent from Thailand, in Mae Sot, Thailand, April 23, 2024.

The battle between Myanmar’s military and rebel groups for control of the southeastern border town of Myawaddy has seen thousands of refugees cross into neighboring Thailand in April.