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Junta Using Its Soldiers’ Families as Human Shields
2024年11月15日 · A coalition led by the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), the armed wing of the KNU, launched an offensive against Hpapun TOCH-1 in March 2024. Since then, Colonel San Aung, the commander of TOCH-1, has been using his troops’ families, including women and children, as human shields by confining them to the base, according to …
Karen Revolution at a Crossroad – Time for Renewal
2019年1月30日 · Learn about the origins, milestones and challenges of the Karen armed struggle for self-autonomy in Burma, which started in 1949 and will celebrate its 70th anniversary on January 31st. Read the opinion of a Karen leader who reflects on the past, present and future of the Karen revolution and its unity.
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The EU said it was sanctioning the BGF leaders and CLM for their involvement in and financial gains from the activities of scam compounds in Myawaddy Township along Thailand-Myanmar border, particularly in Shwe Kokko, a hub for transnational crime—including online fraud, drug and human trafficking—and widespread human rights violations, such as forced labor and torture.
KNU Seizes Base Held by Myanmar Army for 70 Years
The base protects Kuseik Bridge in Dweiloe Township, in Karen State’s Hpapun District, which roughly corresponds to the KNU district of Mutraw, a district that the KNU refers to as the Brigade 5 area, which has traditionally been mainly under the control of KNU Brigade 5. On 6 November, joint forces led by Brigade 5 …
Over 40 children killed or injured in Karen ethnic areas in post …
2023年4月21日 · According to Saw Nand Hsue, spokesperson for KHRG, the Military Council’s airstrikes and shelling in territories controlled by the Karen National Union (KNU) have resulted in the deaths of 25 children below the age of 18, with an additional 19 children sustaining injuries. “We have not received any updated information on the areas of KNU’s …
Karen Displaced Communities Unable to Farm, Struggle for Their …
2022年4月20日 · Since the military coup on 1st February 2021, fighting between Burma Army soldiers and its opposition has broken out across the country, including in Karen State. Regions that have seen some of the most intense fighting are those under the control of the Karen National Union (KNU), a 70-year-long conflict that was quiet before the …
Karen State: Airstrikes, Artillery Bombardments, Ground Fighting ...
2022年2月1日 · A KNU statement released on January 26, said military attacks by the Burma Army and its sponsored militia, the Border Guard Force (BGF) since the February 1st 2021 military coup, has been daily. The Burma Army and its militia have focus attacks on local Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and Karen National Defense Organization (KNDO) …
As the International Community Turns Away, World-wide …
2021年8月31日 · Opinion Recommended As the International Community Turns Away, World-wide Karen Solidarity is Needed in Karen State The military coup in Burma on Feb 1 upended almost 10-years of relative peace in Karen state and again threatens to open up an all-out war between the Karen National Union and the Burma Army.