DKBA-5

Democratic Karen Buddhist Army - Brigade 5
ဒီမိုကရက်တစ်ကရင်အကျိုးပြုတပ်မတော် - တပ်မဟာ 5
Participant in the Internal conflict in Myanmar
Active 2010 (2010)–present
Ideology Karen nationalism[1]
Theravada Buddhism[2]
Leaders Saw Mo Shay[3][4]
Bo Nat Khann Mway (2010–2016)[5][6][7]
Headquarters Sonesee Myaing, Myawaddy Township, Myanmar
Area of operations Kayin State
Size 1,500[8]
Originated as Democratic Karen Buddhist Army
Allies

Arakan Army (Kayin State)
Karen National Union

Opponents

 Myanmar

Battles and wars

Internal conflict in Myanmar

The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army - Brigade 5 (Burmese: ဒီမိုကရက်တစ်ကရင်အကျိုးပြုတပ်မတော် - တပ်မဟာ 5; abbreviated DKBA-5), also known as the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (Burmese: ဒီမိုကရက်တစ်ကရင်အကျိုးပြုတပ်မတော်; abbreviated DKBA) and the Klo Htoo Baw Battalion, is a Karen Buddhist insurgent group in Myanmar. The group was led by Bo Nat Khann Mway, also known as "Saw Lah Pwe" until his death in 2016.

The DKBA-5 split from the original Democratic Karen Buddhist Army in 2010 and is loosely affiliated with the Karen National Union; they have also worked with the Arakan Army.[9]

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. ↑ "DKBA appoints new Commander-in-Chief". Mizzima. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "General Saw Mo Shay Appointed As DKBA's New Commander-in-Chief". Karen Times. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  5. ↑ Naing, Saw Yan (14 March 2016). "Charismatic DKBA Leader Dies at 54". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "DKBA Leader, Major General Saw Ler Pwe Succumbs To Cancer « Karen News". karennews.org. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "DKBA leader Na Kham Mwe dies of cancer - The Nation". The Nation.
  8. ↑ Myanmar Peace Monitor
  9. ↑ Myanmar Peace Monitor - Arakan Army (Karen Region)
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