The biggest of these militias calls itself the Karen National Army (KNA), led by Saw Chit Thu, a warlord who broke away from the KNU in the 1990s. He controls the notorious Shwe Kokko casino ...
Myanmar's army is losing - and facing fire from a militant monk The Karen National Union has been fighting for self-rule for the ethnic Karen people since Myanmar's independence in 1948.
The Karen National Union said that its forces were pulling back from the important border hub to avoid harm to the local population.