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Revision as of 18:49, 4 September 2021
Democratic Karen Buddhist Army - Brigade 5 | |
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ဒီမိုကရက်တစ်ကရင်အကျိုးပြုတပ်မတော် - တပ်မဟာ 5 | |
Leaders | Saw Mo Shay (2016–2021)[1][2] Bo Nat Khann Mway (2010–2016)[3][4][5] |
Dates of operation | 2010 | –present
Headquarters | Sonesee Myaing, Myawaddy Township, Myanmar |
Active regions | Kayin State |
Ideology | Karen nationalism[6] Theravada Buddhism[7] |
Size | 1,500[8][9] |
Allies | Arakan Army (Kayin State) |
Opponents | Myanmar |
Battles and wars | Internal conflict in Myanmar |
Buddhist flag variant | |
The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army - Brigade 5 (Burmese: ဒီမိုကရက်တစ်ကရင်အကျိုးပြုတပ်မတော် - တပ်မဟာ 5; abbreviated DKBA-5), also known as the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (Burmese: ဒီမိုကရက်တစ်ကရင်အကျိုးပြုတပ်မတော်; abbreviated DKBA) and the Klo Htoo Baw Battalion by the Burmese government, is a Karen Buddhist insurgent group in Myanmar. The group was led by Bo Nat Khann Mway, also known as "Saw Lah Pwe", until his death in 2016.
The DKBA-5 split from the original Democratic Karen Buddhist Army in 2010 and is loosely affiliated with the Karen National Union. They have also worked with the Arakan Army.[10]
During the 2010 general election, the DKBA-5 attacked government troops and security forces in Myawaddy Township, Kayin State.[6] The group signed a ceasefire agreement with the government on 3 November 2011, though they have not agreed to disarming, unlike their DKBA predecessors in 2010.[7]
References
- ^ "DKBA appoints new Commander-in-Chief". Mizzima. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "General Saw Mo Shay Appointed As DKBA's New Commander-in-Chief". Karen Times. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ Naing, Saw Yan (14 March 2016). "Charismatic DKBA Leader Dies at 54". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "DKBA Leader, Major General Saw Ler Pwe Succumbs To Cancer « Karen News". karennews.org. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "DKBA leader Na Kham Mwe dies of cancer - The Nation". The Nation.
- ^ a b "Myanmar Peace Monitor: Stakeholders - DKBA-5". Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Myanmar rebel armies join forces". Al-Jazeera English. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
- ^ Myanmar Peace Monitor
- ^ "Peace may prove elusive as divisions sap strength of karen national union | Bangkok Post: news". www.bangkokpost.com. Bangkok Post. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Myanmar Peace Monitor - Arakan Army (Karen Region)". Archived from the original on 29 April 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2016.