Myanmar troops retreat as rebels declare control over key border

A military personnel stands guard, as 200 Myanmar military personnel withdrew to a bridge to Thailand on Thursday after a days-long assault by the anti-junta resistance, which declared it had won control of the critical border town of Myawaddy, the latest in a string of rebel wins,near the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Sot, Tak province, Thailand, April 11, 2024. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun