Asia 893
MID#3075
Dispute Number: 3075
Date(s): January 30, 1983 to January 31, 1983
Participants: 800 Thailand/775 Myanmar
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Amid a new round of fighting between the Burmese government and the
Karen rebels, which resulted in several shells landing in the Phalu village in western
Thailand (killing two citizens and wounding seven others), Thailand rushed troops to
its side of the mutual border.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from February 1, 1983. End Date changed from
February 1, 1983.
MID#3027
Dispute Number: 3027
Date(s): March 12, 1984
Participants: 775 Myanmar/800 Thailand
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: 1–25 deaths
Narrative: Two hundred Burmese troops tried to cross the border into Thailand to
launch an offensive against Karen rebels. Two Thai border police were killed before
the Burmese withdrew.
Coding changes: End Date changed from September 20, 1984.
MID#3618
Dispute Number: 3618
Date(s): May 6, 1985 to October 5, 1985
Participants: 775 Myanmar/800 Thailand
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: Missing
Narrative: This dispute describes three cross-border incidents between Burmese
and Thai forces along their shared border. First, on May 6, 1985, Thai Army rangers
clashed with 20 Burmese troops who had crossed the border, likely in pursuit of Karen
rebels. Thai forces then went on alert in September, again in response to Burmese
attacks on Karen rebels in the area north of the border. Finally, Burmese forces shelled
villages across the border on October 5. No military or civilian fatalities were reported
in any of the incidents.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from May 7, 1985. End Date changed from
November 5, 1985.
MID#2777
Dispute Number: 2777