Polity Karen National Army

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The Karen National Army is a primarily Karen Buddhist ethnic army active in Kayin State, Myanmar.

Establishment

  • February 2024: The Karen National Army split off from the Myanmar Army in January 2024.
  • April 2024: The siege of Myawaddy began with weeks of sustained attacks by ethnic Karen insurgents on military positions in and around Myawaddy.
  • April 2024: Karen resistance withdrawal from Kawkareik and Myawaddy by 24 April.
  • May 2024: Multiple sources and analysts showed the KNA took control of Myawaddy after the junta's remaining troops from the 275th LIB retreated

Chronology

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1. Internal conflict in Myanmar

A series of primarily ethnic conflicts within Myanmar that began shortly after the country, then known as Burma, became independent from the United Kingdom in 1948.

1.1. Myanmar Civil War

In response to the 2021 coup d'état by the Armed Forces of Myanmar, several ethnical and political factions of Myanmar started a rebellion against the Myanmar Government. The National Unity Government and its military wing, the People's Defence Force, ist the most important political faction fighting against the Military Junta. The Myanmar Civil War, however, involves many ethnical factions whose aim is either more autonomy from the central government or independence.

  • February 2024: The Karen National Army split off from the Myanmar Army in January 2024.
  • May 2024: Multiple sources and analysts showed the KNA took control of Myawaddy after the junta's remaining troops from the 275th LIB retreated

1.1.1. Siege of Myawaddy

Was the siege of Myawaddy, located on the eastern border with Thailand, by rebel forces during the Myanmar Civil War.

  • April 2024: The siege of Myawaddy began with weeks of sustained attacks by ethnic Karen insurgents on military positions in and around Myawaddy.
  • April 2024: Karen resistance withdrawal from Kawkareik and Myawaddy by 24 April.

Selected Sources

  • https://www2.irrawaddy.com/print_article.php?art_id=21447