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

The KNLA and allies have seized a base that had been held by the military for 70 years and was crucial for control of the ...

But some sources say the military is gearing up for a major counteroffensive on Myawaddy. The Karen National Union said that its forces were pulling back from the important border hub to avoid ...

The biggest of these militias calls itself the Karen National Army (KNA), led by Saw Chit Thu, a warlord who broke away from the KNU in the 1990s. He controls the notorious Shwe Kokko casino ...

Guerrillas from the Karen ethnic minority on Thursday claimed to have captured the last of the army’s outposts in Myawaddy township in eastern Myanmar, virtually clearing the way for them to ...

BANGKOK--Guerrillas from the Karen ethnic minority on Thursday claimed to have captured the last of the army’s outposts in Myawaddy township in eastern Myanmar, virtually clearing the way for ...

Karen has covered military families, quality of life and consumer issues for Military Times for more than 30 years, and is co-author of a chapter on media coverage of military families in the book ...

Their withdrawal came after a contending armed Karen group, which has occupied the town and claimed responsibility for its security, provided assistance to army soldiers who had fled to a ...

Myanmar's military has consistently targeted civilians and their communities as a form of collective punishment in the ...