Words of Life » Karen news http://www.shaneabrahams.com "Don't curse the darkness - light a candle." - Chinese proverb Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:41:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Five DKBA Battalions defect to KNLA http://www.shaneabrahams.com/2010/07/five-dkba-battalions-defect-to-knla/ http://www.shaneabrahams.com/2010/07/five-dkba-battalions-defect-to-knla/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:41:37 +0000 Shane http://www.shaneabrahams.com/?p=1672
  • DKBA given August 10 deadline to transform into Border Guard Burma’s ruling military junta has told the pro-government Democratic Karen...
  • DKBA reverses decision on border guard force The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) has reversed its decision...
  • DKBA defectors return to the KNU More than 100 soldiers from the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army...
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  • KIA recruiting new troops as tensions with junta rise As the winds of war continue to blow through Burma’s...
  • DKBA splits over Border Guard Force Hundreds of soldiers from the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA)...
  • Villagers tortured over DKBA defectors A village chief was kidnapped and villagers tortured by the...
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  • Landmine kills one in supposed safe zone A man has died after treading on a landmine in...
  • New Army base forces Karen villagers to flee their homes At least 1,000 Karen villagers have fled their homes in...
  • KNU warns of junta’s sham elections The Karen National Union is warning the international community cannot...
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  • Villagers tortured over DKBA defectors A village chief was kidnapped and villagers tortured by the...
  • DKBA defectors return to the KNU More than 100 soldiers from the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army...
  • DKBA reverses decision on border guard force The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) has reversed its decision...
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  • DKBA and KNU in secret talks The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) and the Karen National...
  • DKBA’s patron stalling Border Guard plans Plans by the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) to transform...
  • DKBA reverses decision on border guard force The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) has reversed its decision...
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  • Refugees in Thailand under pressure Some 3,000 Karen refugees a few hours from Mae Sot...
  • Newly arrived refugees in Thailand still facing uncertain future Three months after a joint Burma Army-DKBA (Democratic Karen Buddhist...
  • Elections unlikely to alter much for refugees Elections planned for later this year by Burma’s ruling military...
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  • DKBA reverses decision on border guard force The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) has reversed its decision...
  • DKBA splits over Border Guard Force Hundreds of soldiers from the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA)...
  • DKBA’s patron stalling Border Guard plans Plans by the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) to transform...
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  • DKBA reverses decision on border guard force The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) has reversed its decision...
  • DKBA given August 10 deadline to transform into Border Guard Burma’s ruling military junta has told the pro-government Democratic Karen...
  • DKBA’s patron stalling Border Guard plans Plans by the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) to transform...
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  • Offensive against KNLA Brigade 5 planned for next month Following the successful offensive against the Karen National Liberation Army’s...
  • Villagers forced to relocate as DKBA prepares for assault on Brigade 5 The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) is taking up positions...
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  • Villagers forced to relocate as DKBA prepares for assault on Brigade 5 The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) is taking up positions...
  • DKBA using villagers to reconstruct base in 7 Brigade area The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army has ordered villagers in the...
  • Villagers tortured over DKBA defectors A village chief was kidnapped and villagers tortured by the...
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