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The Karen National Liberation Army (Burmese: ကရင်အမျိုးသား လွတ်မြောက်ရေးတပ်မတော်; abbreviated KNLA) is the military branch of the Karen National Union (KNU), which campaigns for the self-determination of the Karen people of Myanmar (formerly Burma).
The Karen National Army, (Burmese: ကရင်အမျိုးသားတပ်မတော်; abbreviated KNA) formerly the Karen Border Guard Force (Karen BGF), is a primarily Karen Buddhist ethnic army active in Kayin State, Myanmar, which split off from the Myanmar Army in January 2024.
The Karen National Union (Burmese: ကရင် အမျိုးသား အစည်းအရုံး; abbreviated KNU) is a political organisation with an armed wing, the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), that claims to represent the Karen people of Myanmar.
A member of the Karen National Union/ Karen National Liberation Army-Peace Council, another Karen organization based in Myawaddy, told The Associated Press that the border guards had helped arrange the safe flight of the soldiers to their bridge encampment two weeks ago and provided them with food and weapons.
Armed soldiers from a militia with a history of shifting allegiances, the Karen National Army (KNA), were clearing barricades and patrolling the town of 200,000 people, two residents said ...
The Karen-led army helped to suppress the communist rebellion throughout 1948 and thus supported the government. In May 1948 AFPFL made a concession to the communist rebels and allowed them participate in national politics. Karen leaders, mostly anti-communist, interpreted this as proof that it was impossible for Karen to live under that ...
The 4K Coalition is an alliance of Karen and Karenni EAOs. Formed in June 2023, it consists of: Karen National Liberation Army, Karenni National People's Liberation Front, Karenni Army, and Karenni Nationalities Defence Force. [2] [3] [4]
Colonel Saw Chit Thu (Burmese: စောချစ်သူ) is a Karen soldier and businessperson, sometimes identified as a warlord, [1] who has held a leading position in armed groups in Karen State, Myanmar, including the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), the Border Guard Forces (BGF) and the Karen National Army (KNA).