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"Burma rebels claim control of drug czar Khun Sa's former stronghold"

"The Asian Age" newspaper
Date June 15, 1999.

Mae-sot, Thailand: Myanmar rebels on Monday claimed they had taken
control of territory around the former stronghold of drug czar Khun Sa
close to the Thai border.
The leader of the Shan State Army's southern region said the rebels
took territory in fierce fighting with junta troops around the towns of
Homong just inside Myanmar.
"The rebels are now in total control around Homong," Colonel Yawd Suk
told AFP at a secret location on the border. The rebels suffered several
casualties, while 12 Myanmar troops were killed during the fighting
since mid-May, he said. No independent confirmation on his claims was
immediately available, but Thai intelligence sources have reported heavy
fighting between rebels and junta troops in recent weeks.  (AFP)