Bo Nat Khann Mway

In this Burmese name, Bo is an honorific.

Bo Nat Khann Mway (also known by his aliases as "General Saw Lah Pwe", "Na Kham Mwe", "Na Kam Mui", "Bo Moustache", "Saw Lar Bwe", "Mr. Moustache", and "Mr. Beard") is the current commander of the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army - Brigade 5 (DKBA-5), an insurgent group currently fighting government forces in Myanmar.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

In 2011, Bo Nat Khann Mway's brigade split from the other brigades in the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army, after he and his soldiers rejected the government's proposal for a "Border Guard Force".[8] On 21 August 2010, two of the original five brigades under his command, comprising of around 300 troops, integrated themselves into the newly formed "Border Guard Force".[9]

"[The Burmese regime does not] understand the language of diplomacy or political negotiations, but [only the language of] guns."
- Bo Nat Khann Mway [10]

References

  1. ↑ Noreen, Naw (2010-11-07). "DKBA renegades seize border town". Democratic Voice of Burma. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  2. ↑ Weng, Lawi (2010-11-08). "DKBA Troops Seize Three Pagodas Pass". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  3. ↑ Wade, Francis (2010-08-03). "KNU general-secretary says Saw La Bwe may come home". Danielpedersen.org. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  4. ↑ "Burma attack 'a warning of possible civil war'" (Press release). Burma Campaign UK. 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  5. ↑ Wechsler, Maxmilian (2010-12-05). "A new phase in Burmese politics : What drives Brig Gen Saw La Bwe, the commander of the DKBA's 5th Brigade?". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  6. ↑ Phanida (2010-11-09). "Junta bombards DKBA splinter group at Three Pagodas Pass". Mizzima. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  7. ↑ Naing, Saw Yan (August 2010). "Mr. Beard Breaks Away" 18 (8). The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  8. ↑ Naing, Saw Yan (2010-11-09). "DKBA Brigade Leader Rejects Election Result". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  9. ↑ Kha, Kyaw (2010-08-26). "Bo Moustache and followers still reject BGF plan". Mizzima. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  10. ↑ Brig Gen Na Kham Mwe aka Saw La Bwe, Commander of DKBA Brigade 5, reported by Bangkok Post, 5 December 2010

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