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Oct 21, 2024 · Articles KNLA Coalition Takes Junta Artillery Base in Lay Kay Kaw, Karen State A Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA)-led coalition successfully captured the junta's Swe Taw Kone hilltop artillery base, near Lay Kay Kaw Town, south of Myawaddy Town in Karen State, on 17 October 2024.

Sep 28, 2024 · Articles Karen Armed Groups Meet to Discuss Reopening Asia Highway Karen armed organisations held an informal meeting at an undisclosed location in Kawthoolei Region, on 24 September 2024, to discuss access to the section of the Asia Highway connecting Myawaddy and Kawkareik towns, according to a high-ranking officer who participated in the discussion.

Mar 2, 2024 · Articles All Karen Border Guard Force units to be rebranded as The Karen National Army Border Guard Force (BGF) officials have confirmed that following their separation from the Military Council, a decision has been made to convert all BGF militia in Karen State into a Karen National Army (KNA).

Jul 18, 2024 · Articles KNDO Chief Urges Karen People to Support Establishment of Karen State Brigadier General Saw Shee Lay, Commander-in-Chief of the Karen National Defense Organization (KNDO), the older of two main military branches of the Karen National Union (KNU), has called upon all Karen people, both within Myanmar and abroad, to join efforts in establishing the Karen State, a longstanding aspiration ...

Nov 6, 2024 · Articles CDM Participants Try to Adjust to Life in Liberated Karen State Area Saw El Kalu Taw — The man unloading boats coming across the fast-flowing Thaungyin (Moei) River from Thailand to a liberated area of Karen State used to be a teacher before he joined the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) shortly after the February 2021 coup.

Apr 21, 2023 · Articles Over 40 children killed or injured in Karen ethnic areas in post-coup violence The Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) has compiled a survey indicating that over 40 children have been killed in conflicts in Karen ethnic areas since the Military Council staged a coup in early 2021.

Sep 5, 2024 · Articles Thailand likely to mediate tension between two Karen armed organizations According to a statement by the Kawthoolei Army (KTLA), Thailand is scheduled to intervene on September 3 to resolve tensions between the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and the KTLA in the Myeik-Dawei District, where the Karen National Union's (KNU) 4th Brigade operates.

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Mar 2, 2023 · Articles Over 500,000 war-displaced people in Kawthoolei need urgent assistance reports KPSN The Karen Peace Support Network (KPSN) released a report on February 27th,stating that the number of displaced individuals in Karen territories within Kawtoolei has risen to 500,000 since the military coup. This an additional 180,000 since 2022 in the first three months of 2023. Urgent assistance is ...