Neso Mya, leader of the Karen National Liberation Army Peace Council (KNLA PC), has died of Covid-19, according to a source on the Thai-Myanmar border.
Dooplaya District Interview: Recent fighting and displacement in Kaw T’Ree Township, June 2021
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This interview describes events occurring in Kaw T’Ree Township, Dooplaya District on June 2nd 2021, when fighting between the Karen National Defence Organization (KNDO) and the State Administration Council (SAC) military caused local villagers to flee to the Thai border.[1]
Interview | A - village, Maw Hkee village tract[2], Kaw T’Ree Township, Dooplaya District (June 2021)
Name: Naw B -
Where did you go because of the fighting that happened [in A -]?
I live in A - village which is located in Myanmar. We fled to Thailand because of the sounds of fighting and shelling. We live near the Thai-Myanmar border so we fled to Thailand.
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Myanmar rebel group suspends key leader in massacre investigation
Soldiers of the Karen National Union stand guard in Kaw Thoo Lei, Kayin state, Myanmar, Jan 31, 2019. (File photo: REUTERS/Ann Wang)
10 Jul 2021 02:57PM (Updated:
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BANGKOK: A prominent ethnic rebel group in Myanmar suspended one of its key leaders this week, a spokesman said on Saturday (Jul 9), as it investigates an alleged massacre of civilians on its territory.
Myanmar has been in turmoil since a February coup ousted Aung San Suu Kyi s elected government, sparking huge protests among civilians and renewing clashes between the military and ethnic rebel armies in its border regions.