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The Karen conflict is an armed conflict in Kayin State, Myanmar (formerly known as Karen State, Burma). It is part of the wider internal conflict in Myanmar between the military government and various minority groups. Karen nationalists have been fighting for an independent state, known as Kawthoolei, since 1949. [10]
- Kayin State, Myanmar (primarily)
Apr 20, 2024 · Myanmar’s military has bombarded the country with airstrikes on over 900 days since the coup, according to the Myanmar Peace Monitor, an exile group that tracks the war.
Dec 5, 2021 · Features | Conflict. ‘Humans are for the grave’: Karen face Myanmar military violence. After post-coup protests this year, the Tatmadaw carried out air raids in Karen State. As some rebuild...
May 6, 2022 · How the Karen became crucial to Myanmar’s anti-coup resistance. Long fighting for its own independence, the Karen National Union is providing protection and training to those opposed to the...
- Andrew Nachemson
BANGKOK (AP) — Guerrillas from the Karen ethnic minority on Thursday claimed to have captured the last of the army’s outposts in Myawaddy township in eastern Myanmar, virtually clearing the way for them to take over the town of Myawaddy, the major crossing point for trade with Thailand.
Apr 24, 2024 · BANGKOK (AP) — Guerrilla fighters from the main ethnic Karen fighting force battling Myanmar’s military government have withdrawn from the eastern border town of Myawaddy two weeks after forcing the army to give up its defense, residents and members of the group said Wednesday.
Apr 20, 2024 · Fighters from the Karen ethnic group patrol next to an area destroyed by Myanmar’s airstrike in Myawaddy, on the Thai border this month. In recent weeks, Karen fighters captured a trading...
