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Myanmar junta confirms troops 'withdrawn' from positions in trade hub

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Myanmar military. [AFP]

Myanmar troops have withdrawn from their positions in a trade hub near the Thai border, a spokesman for the junta said, confirming reports from an ethnic armed group that has been battling the military for days.

Fighting around the trading town of Myawaddy erupted earlier this week, with the Karen National Union (KNU) saying on Thursday that junta soldiers had left their posts.

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