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DKBA renegades ambush govt troops in Karen State
“The DKBA renegades employed guerrilla tactics,” said a local BGF commander.
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Karen IDPs suffer food shortages as clashes rage nearby
“We have only rice for survival,” said Saw Swe Tun, the camp administrator.
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DKBA renegades ambush Burmese patrol in Hlaingbwe
DKBA renegades detonated roadside explosives by remote control as the 118th Light Infantry Battalion was on patrol. The Karen rebels then ambushed them.
KNU urges DKBA renegades to return to mother organisation
Saw Kyaw Thet and Saw San Aung’s renegade faction has frequently engaged in armed clashes against Burmese government forces in recent years.
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Karen clashes linked to controversial dam project, say activists
Karen Rivers Watch says recent fighting for control of a road to the site of the controversial Hatgyi hydropower dam is putting a dangerous strain on the ceasefire in Karen State.
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DKBA renegade leader said to be ‘still alive and fighting’
The DKBA renegade faction has denied reports that its leader, Col. Saw San Aung, had been killed in a clash with Burmese government forces.
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Karen IDPs ‘not safe to go home yet’ due to landmines
“We are currently clearing the area of landmines, but it is a challenge as they are scattered everywhere,” said BGF officer Naing Maung Zaw.
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Burma army reports 13 clashes with DKBA renegades
Ministry of Information reports that government forces clashed 13 times with renegade Democratic Karen Buddhist Army troops between 11 and 15 September.
Burmese govt launches aid effort for IDPs in Karen State
Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement says it has delivered humanitarian relief for over 3,800 villagers displaced by recent hostilities.
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2,000 flee homes as former DKBA forces clash in Karen State
The renegades had earlier warned of an “all-out war” against the local BGF; tensions had reportedly been escalating since the renegades broke from the DKBA at the beginning of the year.
When logging deals go wrong: DKBA commander hacked to death
DKBA renegades say Na Ma Kyar did not kidnap the mahouts, but was only holding them temporarily as the logging camp operators had failed to pay them operating fees.
DKBA, BGF clash in Karen State
Five civilians were reported injured after DKBA troops allegedly attacked a Border Guard Force in Karen State’s Kawkareik Township on Wednesday.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process
Interview: ‘Inclusiveness is crucial in the peace process’
DVB speaks to Gen Saw Kyaw Thet, the chief-of-staff of a breakaway faction of the ceasefire DKBA, about the group’s stance on the peace process.
Followers of renegade monk erect stupa next to a mosque in Karen State
The move was seen as the latest provocation by Thuzana, a controversial monk whose followers built a stupa on the grounds of a church last Saturday.
Conflict Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process
‘Benevolent’ DKBA to seek peace with government
The ethnic armed group said at a meeting of its new leadership last week that it would “go the way of peace” under the new NLD-led government.
Police in Mon State close Par Gyi case
The lawyer for the widow of Par Gyi, a reporter who was killed in army custody in 2014, said he would try to get the case reopened.
Ethnic issues Karen Lead Story News Obituary
DKBA’s ‘General Moustache’ dies of cancer
One of Burma’s most recognisable ethnic rebel leaders has passed away after a long battle with cancer.
Karen Lead Story News Politics
Ailing DKBA chief hands over power
The ailing military chief of the DKBA, Gen. Saw La Bwe, has temporarily transferred leadership powers to his deputy Saw Moshe amid concerns for his health.
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DKBA denies responsibility for deadly mortar attack
The Democratic Karen Benevolent Army has denied responsibility for a mortar explosion that killed three civilians and injured 10 in eastern Burma on Saturday.
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Karen delegates hold closed-door talks with government
Delegates from the KNU and the Karen Unity and Peace Committee hold a closed-door meeting with the government to promote unity and peace for the Karen people.
Sympathisers flock to aid evicted squatters in Hlegu
Sympathisers from across Burma have been flocking to the Aung Theikdi Buddhist monastery in Pegu Division since news spread that 144 families were sheltering there after their homes were bulldozed and demolished.
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Karen rivals unite for New Year
Unarmed soldiers from the KNU, the BGF and the KPC march together without arms in a show of unity as Karens mark their New Year at Shwe Koko.
Beer battle brewing in Burma
A legal dispute between a Thai-owned conglomerate and its military-linked local partner over Myanmar Brewery Ltd is shaping up as a crucial test for foreign investment in Burma.
Karen armed group opens commercial, tourism ventures
The Karen National Union’s 7th Brigade announced earlier this week that they have started an export, import business along with a tourism company in a bid to earn additional revenue
Norwegians scale back peace fund initiative in Karen state
The Norwegian government will scale back its controversial peace fund initiative in Karen state until the leadership of the Karen National Union (KNU) resolves their political differences, according to the project’s leading consultant
Border Guard Force member arrested in drug bust
Undercover Thai police officers and anti-narcotic officials in Mae Sot recovered 8 million baht worth of Yaba pills from Kokko village during a sting operation on the Burmese side of the border
Armed group closes checkpoints as tensions flare
The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army closed checkpoints along the Thai-Burma border as Thai officials reached out to the Burmese government to help arrest the group’s leader
Armed group decries bounty placed on leader
The Democratic Karen Benevolent Army is denying that their leader is involved in the drug trade after Thai authorities offered a one million baht reward for his capture
Karen group forms political wing
The DKBA has formed a new political wing with the hope that they will be able to begin negotiating with Burma’s parliament in the near future
Karen border forces clash, officer killed
A senior ranking commander belonging to a Border Guard Force was shot dead after being mistaken for a Democratic Karen Buddhist Army officer
