Karenni National People's Liberation Front

Karenni National People's Liberation Front
ကရင်နီပြည်လူမျိုးပေါင်းစုံပြည်သူ့လွတ်မြောက်ရေးတပ်ဦး
LeadersU Tun Kyaw[1]
Dates of operation1978 (1978)–2009 (2009), 2023–present (2023–present)
Split fromKarenni Army
HeadquartersPankan village, Loikaw Township[2]
Active regionsKayah State
Myanmar-Thailand border
IdeologyMarxism-Leninism[3]
Revolutionary socialism[4]
Karenni nationalism
Federalism
Size2,000 (2021)[5]
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Internal conflict in Myanmar

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The Karenni National People's Liberation Front (KNPLF) is a communist and Karenni nationalist insurgent group active in Kayah State, Myanmar (Burma). It agreed to become a government-sponsored border guard force on 8 November 2009 although it remains active under the name of KNPLF.[10] Starting from 13 June 2023, it has decided to change sides to the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), Karenni Army (KA), Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF), and People's Defense Force (PDF) and fight the military regime.

  1. ^ "KNPLF Says No Fake Peace". BNI. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  2. ^ "KNPLF celebrates 25 years of ceasefire in Loikaw". Ministry Of Information. Myanmar Ministry of Information. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. ^ Beng, Ooi Kee (2014). ISEAS Perspective: Selections 2012–2013. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 107. ISBN 978-981-4519-26-7. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference DVB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Khin, Aung; Aung, Nyan Lin (9 December 2021). "ကရင်နီကာကွယ်ရေးတပ်ဖွဲ့". Voice of America (in Burmese). Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Intense clash in Mese, Karenni State". Democratic Voice of Burma (in Burmese). 20 June 2023.
  7. ^ "The 4K, the clash in Mese, and the military movement of Karenni State". People's Spring (in Burmese). 20 June 2023.
  8. ^ Davis, Anthony (22 February 2022). "Wa an early winner of Myanmar's post-coup war". Asia Times. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  9. ^ J, Esther (10 November 2023). "After attacking military target in Karenni State, KNDF and KNPLF announce launch of 'Operation 1107'". Myanmar Now. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Karenni National People's Liberation Front". Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2016.