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Meo Tribesmen Targeted as Laotian Communists Press Campaign
Meo tribesmen in Laos are being driven from mountain villages by Laotian Communist forces in a government campaign to weaken resistance to central rule. Refugees and witnesses report attacks on Meo villages, with pilots defecting to Thailand describing air strikes and ground offensives. The broader impact threatens Meo culture as security worsens and reports surface of royal family members jailed for alleged rebel links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denis D. Gray
Associated Press
UCORN
Thailand
Laos
Indochina
Panhandle
Vientiane
Savang Vatthana
Meo
Bommy Mekhagnomdara
Phou San
Bangkok
Bommy
Vang Vieng
Hanoi
Vietnam
Pathet Lao
Plain of Jars
Xieng Khouang
Borikhane
Khammouane
Luang Prabang
Sayaboury
Edgar
Pop
Buell
Vang Pao
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency