Karen National Union (KNU)

(File) Soldiers of Karen National Union (KNU) guerrilla group stand in position with their weapons during a parade held to mark the 70th anniversary of Karen National Revolution Day at the rebel jungle stronghold in Karen State, Myanmar, 31 January 2019. Photo: EPA
News
11 July 2023
2,495 battles in KNU areas in the first six months of the year
The Shante Airbase at Meiktila. Photo: Wikipedia
Latest News
30 April 2021
Myanmar air bases come under rocket fire
Two Myanmar air force bases came under rocket attack on Thursday, the military said, as...
This handout from Kawthoolei Today taken and released on April 27, 2021 shows fires burning at a Myanmar military base along the bank of the Salween river, as seen from Mae Sam Laep town in Thailand's Mae Hong Son province, after the base was attacked and captured by the Karen National Union (KNU) as the country remains in turmoil after the February 1 military coup. Photo: AFP
Latest News
28 April 2021
KNLA 5th Brigade razes Tatmadaw outpost
In the early hours of Tuesday, soldiers from the KNU's Fifth Brigade attacked and razed a...
KNU's general secretary Saw Tah Doh Moo. Photo: YouTube
News
25 March 2021
Myanmar's ethnic areas brace for thousands...
Up to 7,000 refugees are expected to flee post-coup unrest in Myanmar's cities by the end...
Peace Commission and two ministries hold meeting on KNU’s proposals for Bawkahta hydropower project via videoconferencing on 18 December 2020. Photo: MNA
Development
21 December 2020
Officials meet with KNU over dam project
Officials from the Peace Commission and two ministries have discussed holding a...
Photo: Mahn Nyein Maung
Election 2020
25 July 2020
Pado Mahn Nyein Maung will contest in the Myanmar...
Pado Mahn Nyein Maung, central executive member of Karen National Union (KNU), said to...
Photo: Doo Pla Ya District
News
07 June 2020
KNU COVID-19 checkpoint demolished as it is...
The Myanmar military responded to a complaint this week over their demolishing of a...
(File) Military troops and tanks march to listen the speech of Myanmar's military Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing (not in picture) on the second day of the 'Sin Phyu Shin' joint military exercises in the Ayeyarwaddy delta region, Myanmar, 03 February 2018. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
News
16 May 2020
Myanmar military denies KNU claim of force build-...
The Myanmar military has denied a Karen National Union (KNU) claim they have been...
The KNU had condemned the prohibition of public peace meeting by the Tatmadaw.
News
08 February 2020
KNU condemns prohibition of public peace meeting...
Karen National Union (KNU) issued a press statement which says that the organization...
Photo: KNU
News
25 January 2020
Tatmadaw says use of drones is not for...
Brig. Gen. Zaw Min Tun from the Tatmadaw said that their use of drones was not for...
This handout photo released by Myanmar's State Counsellor's Office on August 9, 2016 and taken on August 8 shows Myanmar State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi (R) and military chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing (L), meeting in Naypyidaw. Photo: AFP
News
26 October 2019
KNU says they are trying to meet Suu Kyi and the...
Karen National Union (KNU) Joint Secretary (2) Pado Saw Hla Tun told Mizzima that KNU was...

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