Nearly 50,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have been driven from their homes in Karen State by more than a month of fighting between the junta forces and the allied group of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and the People's Defense Forces (PDF), Saw Nanda Sue, a spokesman for the Karen Human Rights Group, told Mizzima.
Nearly 50,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have been driven from their homes in Karen State by more than a month of fighting between the junta forces and the allied group of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and the People's Defense Forces (PDF), Saw Nanda Sue, a spokesman for the Karen Human Rights Group, told Mizzima.
This week the military regime also admitted surprise at the armed resistance to its rule and proposed a voting system it believes will improve its dismal election record.
The junta assault on Lay Kay Kaw has met fierce resistance from insurgents and armed civilian groups who are outgunned but have morale and public support on their side.