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Units of an ethnic militia in eastern Myanmar that is nominally part of the military have switched sides, allying themselves with the country's pro-democracy movement, and have carried out attacks in recent weeks on army outposts and a police station, its members said.
The two Border Guard Forces units in Kayah state are believed to be the first military-affiliated militia units to change sides.
BANGKOK--Units of an ethnic militia in eastern Myanmar that is nominally part of the military have switched sides, allying themselves with the country’s pro-democracy movement, and have carried out attacks in recent weeks on army outposts and a police station, its members said.
It is imperative that the NUG successfully integrate the defecting Karenni forces and accommodate their leadership.
Members of resistance groups in Myanmar say units of an ethnic militia in eastern Kayah state that is nominally part of the military have switched sides, allying themselves with the