The Thae Baw Boe base, which had been under the control of the Military Council for about 30 years, was captured on May 18 by KNLA (Karen National Liberation Army). It has become a prime objective for the Tatmadaw command to recapture the camp and is attacking in two columns. A Thae Baw Boe villager commented, “The Military Council troops…
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As the rainy season gains momentum, upwards of 14,000 ethnic Karen refugees remain in makeshift shelters just inside the Thai border, displaced by fighting between the Burmese army and a breakaway faction of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) that erupted following national elections last year and continues to displace thousands in eastern Burma. Displaced villagers have encamped in scattered…
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Increased militarization by the Burmese army in Karen state in recent months has further imperiled communities already at risk of injury or death by landmines, in a country described by a 2011 report by the humanitarian organization Geneva Call as “one of the most heavily landmine-contaminated countries on earth.” The report, titled Humanitarian Impact of Landmines in Burma/Myanmar, estimates that…
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The establishment of Burma’s so-called civilian government following national polls in November has done little to change the realities on the ground in Karen State, but as villagers describe near-daily scenes of armed conflict between government soldiers and a breakaway faction of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), they also show growing support for the DKBA’s struggle. “We hear sounds…
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