Democratic Karen Benevolent Army

Not to be confused with the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army.
Democratic Karen Benevolent Army
ဒီမိုကရက်တစ်ကရင်အကျိုးပြုတပ်မတော်
Participant in the Internal conflict in Myanmar

Variant of the Buddhist flag used by DKBA-5
Active August 2010 (2010-08)–present
Ideology Karen nationalism[1]
Theravada Buddhism[2]
Leaders Bo Nat Khann Mway (2010–2016)
Headquarters Sonesee Myaing, Myawaddy Township, Myanmar
Area of operations Kayin State, Myanmar
Strength 1,500[3]
Allies

Arakan Army (Kayin State)
Karen National Union

Opponents

Myanmar Government of Myanmar

Battles and wars

Internal conflict in Myanmar

The Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (Burmese: ဒီမိုကရက်တစ်ကရင်အကျိုးပြုတပ်မတော်), also known as the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army - Brigade 5 (DKBA-5) and the Klo Htoo Baw Battalion, is a Karen Buddhist armed insurgent group in Myanmar. The group is led by Bo Nat Khann Mway, also known as Saw Lah Pwe, and split from the original Democratic Karen Buddhist Army in 2010. The group is loosely affiliated with the Karen National Union, and has worked with the Arakan State Army.[4]

During the 2010 general election, the DKBA-5 attacked government troops and security forces in Myawaddy Township, Kayin State.[1] 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.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Myanmar Peace Monitor: Stakeholders - DKBA-5".
  2. 1 2 "Myanmar rebel armies join forces". Al-Jazeera English. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
  3. ↑ Myanmar Peace Monitor
  4. ↑ Myanmar Peace Monitor - Arakan Army (Karen Region)
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