Karen National Union (KNU)

A soldier from the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) carries an RPG launcher at a Myanmar military base at Thingyan Nyi Naung village on the outskirts of Myawaddy, the Thailand-Myanmar border town under the control of a coalition of rebel forces led by the Karen National Union, in Myanmar, April 15, 2024. Photo: Reuters/File Photo
South Asia

Myanmar rebel group says it withdraws from key town on Thai border

A spokesman for the Karen National Union (KNU) said the "temporary retreat" from the town of Myawaddy came after the return of junta soldiers to the vital strategic area that is a conduit...

Myanmar airstrikes displace more people along Thai-Myanmar border
South Asia

Myanmar airstrikes displace more people along Thai-Myanmar border

A man holds a National League for Democracy (NLD) flag during a protest against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar March 27, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
World+Biz

Fighting erupts in Myanmar; junta to 'consider' ASEAN plan

Thai Army soldiers are seen in the background as Karen refugees carry their belongings at Salween riverbank in Mae Hong Son, Thailand March 29, 2021. Karen Women's Organization/Handout via REUTERS
World+Biz

Truce over as Myanmar's Karen insurgents brace for battle with junta