After the Burmese government settled for peace and allowed communist back into national politics, a series of tensions, escalations and battles led to the KNU declaring formally war on the Burmese government on 31 January 1949.

Feb 27, 2024 · The Myanmar civil war can be traced back to 1948, when the Karen National Union (KNU) emerged as the first ethnic armed organization (EAO) to deploy on the battlefield. With Burma comprising 135 ethnic groups, numerous armed factions have arisen since then, often accompanied by corresponding political wings.

Feb 16, 2023 · As recently as January 24, 2023, the military used warplanes to target Karenni civilians seeking refuge in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Loikaw, the capital of Karenni State.

Mar 28, 2011 · Political grievances among Karen and other ethnic nationality communities, which have driven over half a century of armed conflict in Burma/Myanmar, remain unresolved.

Feb 5, 2014 · The civil war in Kayah State is characterized by a dispute over two names: Karenni and Kayah. Karenni State’s area is defined by borders determined during British rule, and it became a constituent state of the Union of Burma when the country gained independence in …

Apr 20, 2024 · Rebel fighters have handed Myanmar’s army defeat after defeat, for the first time raising the possibility that the military junta could be at risk of collapse. Resistance soldiers riding in the...

Operation 1111 (Burmese: ၁၁၁၁ စစ်ဆင်ရေး) is an ongoing military operation in Myanmar launched by Karenni Ethnic Armed Organisations (EAOs) including the Karenni Army (KA), Karenni Nationalities Defence Force (KNDF) and Karenni …

Jan 17, 2022 · Myanmar military attacks on civilians and clashes with resistance forces in Karenni State and southern Shan State have displaced more than 148,000 people since February 2021, according to the U.N. Refugee Agency. ©Mauk Kham Wah, November, 2021.

Jan 17, 2024 · The Karenni ethnic minority boasts the largest concentration of Catholics in Burma. Catholic soldiers persist in the decades-long struggle against the Tatmadaw (Burmese junta forces), while nuns, priests, and believers hold on to their faith despite war and destruction.

Some Karen fighters fought for the British against the Japanese in World War II. The Karen conflict is considered by many analysts to be the longest-running civil war in the world.