Saw Chit Thu

In this Burmese name, Saw is an honorific, not a given name.

Colonel Saw Chit Thu (Burmese: စောချစ်သူ) is a Karen soldier and businessperson, sometimes identified as a warlord,[1] who has held a leading position in armed groups in Karen State, Myanmar, including the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), the Border Guard Forces (BGF) and the Karen National Army (KNA). He is considered a powerful figure in the border area,[2][3][4][5] and has been sanctioned by the United Kingdom for links to projects which use trafficked and forced labour in online scam farms.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Myanmar rebel group withdraws from Thai border after army returns". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  2. ^ "BGF Colonel Saw Chit Thu appeals for more time before resigning". Monnews. 21 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Colonel Chit Thu – "Border Guard Force Stands By The Karen People…"". Karen News. 27 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Karen State Militia Leadership Quits en Masse After Military Ousts Its Chief". The Irrawaddy. 15 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Uniting ethnic Karen armed groups 90 per cent successful". Mizzima. 30 November 2018.
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