Feb 16, 2023 · As recently as January 24, 2023, the military used warplanes to target Karenni civilians seeking refuge in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Loikaw, the capital of Karenni State....

After the Burmese government settled for peace and allowed communist back into national politics, a series of tensions, escalations and battles led to the KNU declaring formally war on the Burmese government on 31 January 1949.

The Karenni States, also known as Red Karen States, was the name formerly given to the states inhabited mainly by the Red Karen, in the area of present-day Kayah State, eastern Burma. They were located south of the Federated Shan States and east of British Burma .

Operation 1111 (Burmese: ၁၁၁၁ စစ်ဆင်ရေး) is an ongoing military operation in Myanmar launched by Karenni Ethnic Armed Organisations (EAOs) including the Karenni Army (KA), Karenni Nationalities Defence Force (KNDF) and Karenni …

Feb 15, 2022 · The Myanmar military has murdered civilians, and used them as human shields, in a series of atrocities in eastern Karenni State that may amount to war crimes, prominent human rights group...

Aug 11, 2023 · The Karenni have battled Myanmar's military for decades. Now, a new generation of fighters faces an intensifying conflict. A report from Kayah state.

2 days ago · According to the political group Progressive Karenni People Force, there were more than 1,700 airstrikes in Karenni State between February 2021 and November 2024. Water crisis Several villages in Karenni State’s Demoso Township have struggled with access to clean, potable water after a landslide caused by the earthquake contaminated and ...

Mar 4, 2025 · Clashes between the junta and the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF) are escalating as regime troops push to retake Mobye town in Pekon Township, southern Shan State, on the Karenni State border, according to residents and the KNDF.

Dec 2, 2024 · The military regime is continuing its offensive to reclaim territory from resistance forces in Karenni (Kayah) State despite suffering heavy casualties, according to residents and allied resistance groups.

Jun 25, 2024 · A new joint investigation by BWCI–a community-based human rights organisation in Myanmar–and advocacy group Fortify Rights found that the Myanmar military captured seven civilians during a military operation in Shadaw Township, Karenni State on 5 February 2024.