Karen armed group to fight ‘with guerilla warfare’
July 10, 2009 (DVB), The Karen National Union will defend their territory "with guerrilla warfare" following rumours that the pro-junta Democratic Karen Buddhist Army is preparing to attack a strategic[…]
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Saudi, Pakistani links to Rohingya militants: ICG
Brussels-based ICG said it has interviewed four members of the Harakah al-Yakin militant group in Arakan State and two outside Burma.
Normalcy returning to Muse: state media
State media said government schools and banks in Muse reopened on Monday as fighting simmered down in the area.
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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.
Conflict Karen Lead Story News
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.
Shan rebels slam military claims over recent clashes
The Shan State Army-South (SSA-S) has hit back at the Burmese army for blaming a string of recent clashes in northeastern Burma on a rebel drive to “expand their territories”
Burmese army seizes Shan rebel outpost after latest attack
The Shan State Army-South (SSA-S) has lost an outpost near the Sino-Burmese border, after coming under a fierce attack by the Burmese army on Thursday morning, rebels say
Student army latest to join peace talks
All Burma Students’ Democratic Front says further ceasefire talks will be held in Rangoon after meeting takes place in Thailand
Protracted shelling unnerves Kachin army
Bases pounded with artillery over four days as Kachin Independence Army withdraws non-combatants and sends all troops to frontline
Border wars risk turning back the clock 20 years
Small gains made in the social and economic development of Burma’s border regions since the ceasefires risk being erased if fighting continues
DKBA faction could commence guerilla war in ‘every township’
Renegade DKBA commander assertive as he tells DVB from the front line that faction is prepared for guerilla war across Burma if the Burmese army continues its ‘offensive’
UN ignores Burma junta’s drugs role
While the UN has finally acknowleged that Burma’s drug problem cannot be separated from ethnic conflict, it still turns a blind eye to official complicity in the trade
Is drug policy a human rights abuser?
Prohibition on the global drugs industry is born of a moralistic, not pragmatic, viewpoint and has had a devastating impact on poor countries such as Burma
Burmese regime plans major offensive against KNU
Oct 30, 2008 (DVB), The State Peace and Development Council is said to be planning an all-out offensive against the Karen National Union, according to a source close to the[…]
