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Myanmar's Karen insurgents burn another government military outpost Toggle share menu Advertisement Myanmar's Karen insurgents burn another government military outpost A Karen National Liberation Army soldier stands next to a cache of mortar shells found at a Myanmar military outpost on May 7, 2021, in Mutraw district, Karen State, Myanmar. (Photo: Karen National Liberation Army via AP) 08 May 2021 12:07AM Share this content Bookmark BANGKOK: Guerrilla soldiers from Myanmar’s Karen ethnic minority burned down a government military outpost on Friday (May 7) af...

Nearly 200 Myanmar Troops Killed in Clashes With Karen Forces Nearly 200 Myanmar Troops Killed in Clashes With Karen Forces Karen National Liberation Army says its attacks are to show support for the National Unity Government. 624 By The Irrawaddy 6 May 2021 Nearly 200 Myanmar military troops, including a colonel and a lieutenant colonel, were killed in clashes between the regime’s troops and the military wing of the Karen National Union (KNU) in Karen State. Military tension has risen in Hpapun area, Shwe Kyin and Thaton Districts, in Karen and Bago regions after the military wing of the...

The counterattack came after days of Myanmar military air strikes against Kachin Independence Army positions. May 04, 2021 A Kachin Independence Army soldier stands guard near Laiza, Kachin State, with a Myanmar military camp in the background. Credit: Flickr/Allyson Neville-Morgan Advertisement Ethnic Kachin rebels in northern Myanmar said yesterday that they had shot down a military helicopter, the latest sign of the fighting that has intensified around the country’s periphery since the coup of February 1. According to the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), the helicopter was shot down aroun...

news A human tragedy The Bangkok Post © The Bangkok Post Groups of displaced people cross the Salween River back to Karen state late last month. Saw Kha Pay Mu Nu Just over a month ago on the night of March 27, the Armed Forces Day of Myanmar celebrated with a reception organised in the presence of the military attache and diplomats from various countries in Myanmar’s capital city Nay Pyi Taw. Yet on the same day, jet fighters of the despotic Myanmar Army were dispatched for an airstrike on the town of Day Bu Noh Mutraw, where the headquarters of the Karen National Union�...

Explosions have rocked Myanmar’s largest city Yangon as protesters held flash marches for democracy and overnight candle-lit vigils, defying a brutal military leadership that has held onto power for three bloody months. The country has been in turmoil since the military deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, bringing an abrupt end to Myanmar’s short-lived experiment with democracy. The power grab triggered an enormous uprising, which authorities have tried to quell with deadly force and live ammunition. As Myanmar entered its fourth month under military rule on Saturday, ...