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Karen National Union (KNU)

Myanmar Rebel Group Claims Recapture of Former Headquarters on Thai Border

Myanmar Rebel Group Claims Recapture of Former Headquarters on Thai Border

By Sebastian Strangio
The Karen National Union claims it has recaptured the Karen "capital" of Manerplaw, which it lost to the Myanmar military in 1995.

On Our Good Leg, We Rise: Fighting to Heal on Myanmar’s Front Lines

On Our Good Leg, We Rise: Fighting to Heal on Myanmar’s Front Lines

By Hannah Oo and Than Oo
At a volunteer care center on the Thailand-Myanmar border, wounded anti-junta fighters repair both body and spirit.
Normalizing Abnormalities: Life in Myanmar’s Resistance Zone

Normalizing Abnormalities: Life in Myanmar’s Resistance Zone

By Helen Li
Interviews with resistance soldiers, activists, and internally displaced civilians in the KNU-controlled jungle reveal a life that blurs the line between resistance and routine.

Former Thai PM Thaksin Holds Talks With Opponents of Myanmar Junta

Former Thai PM Thaksin Holds Talks With Opponents of Myanmar Junta

By Sebastian Strangio
The former leader met officials from the opposition National Unity Government and a number of ethnic armed groups during recent trips to northern Thailand.

Myanmar’s Revolution Has Entered a New, More Complicated Phase

Myanmar’s Revolution Has Entered a New, More Complicated Phase

By Tommy Walker
As the military junta’s losses mount, the resistance faces growing challenges of cohesion and coordination.

What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?
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What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?

Myanmar Military Reoccupies Myawaddy Base as Karen Rebels Withdraw

Myanmar Military Reoccupies Myawaddy Base as Karen Rebels Withdraw

By Sebastian Strangio
The Karen National Union said that its forces were pulling back from the important border hub to avoid harm to the local population.

Life Along the Thai-Myanmar Frontier

Life Along the Thai-Myanmar Frontier

By Luke Hunt
The border town of Myawaddy has now fallen and ethnic rebels want negotiations with the Thai government.
Thailand Confirms Myanmar Military Evacuation Flight Request After Latest Resistance Gains

Thailand Confirms Myanmar Military Evacuation Flight Request After Latest Resistance Gains

By Sebastian Strangio
The fall of the town of Myawaddy to resistance forces could shift the battlefield and diplomatic dynamics of the country's conflict.

Myanmar Rebels on Verge of Seizing Key Border Town, Group Claims

Myanmar Rebels on Verge of Seizing Key Border Town, Group Claims

By Sebastian Strangio
If confirmed, the surrender of the military garrison in Myawaddy on the Thai border would mark another serious defeat for the junta.

Thailand Sends Refugees Back to Myanmar Amid Continued Fighting

Thailand Sends Refugees Back to Myanmar Amid Continued Fighting

By Sebastian Strangio
Civilians were among the several thousand who fled fierce fighting around the town of Lay Kay Kaw last week.

Kachin Insurgents Shoot Down Myanmar Military Helicopter

Kachin Insurgents Shoot Down Myanmar Military Helicopter

By Sebastian Strangio
The counterattack came after days of Myanmar military air strikes against Kachin Independence Army positions.
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