Karen National Union

political organization, Myanmar
Also known as: KNU

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history of Myanmar

  • Myanmar
    In Myanmar: Myanmar since 1988

    In April 2024 the NUG-aligned Karen National Union (KNU) seized Myawaddy, a strategic trade hub on the Myanmar-Thailand border, as part of the resistance’s broader strategy of seizing important border towns even as the junta retained dominance in central Myanmar. The fall of Myawaddy drew international attention because of its…

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