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Latest Developments In Burma -NY Times Article
Myanmar Election Could Spark Rise In Refugees By REUTERS: January 6, 2010 MAE SOT, Thailand (Reuters) – The rubbish dump outside the Thai town of Mae Sot steams with rancid rotting fish and other debris, a squalid haven for hundreds of refugees from Myanmar that aid groups say could swell in size this year. Aid [...]
KNLA Planning For Upcoming Attack
Villagers Fear September Offensive By SAW YAN NAING Monday, August 17, 2009 EI TU HTA—After overrunning the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) Brigade 7 headquarters in southern Karen State, a joint Burmese army and Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) force plans to resume its offensive in northern Karen State in September, and take over the [...]
FBR Report – July 23, 2009
FBR REPORT: One villager killed and four wounded in DKBA and Burma Army attack in eastern Karen State Karen State, Burma 23 July, 2009 DKBA Role Increasing as Attacks Continue The increased activity of the DKBA in recent months appears to be the result of an SPDC policy to strengthen the DKBA as a proxy [...]
KHRG – Update on SPDC/DKBA attacks at Ler Per Her and new refugees in Thailand
Joint SPDC/DKBA attacks against KNLA positions near to Ler Per Her IDP camp continue, as do joint SPDC/DKBA attacks against the camp of KNLA Battalion #202, located about 30 km north of Ler Per Her. Refugees have fled to Thailand from both areas, while other villagers who have yet to flee remain amidst the fighting [...]
Joint Force Focuses Offensive on KNLA Brigade 7 Headquarters
By SAW YAN NAING Saturday, June 20, 2009 A joint force of troops from the Burmese army and the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), a ceasefire militia group, has focused its offensive on the headquarters of Brigade 7 of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), according to Karen sources. In response, KNLA Brigade 7 has [...]
