Several ethnic rebel groups including the Karen have loose alliances with pro-democracy militias formed after the military takeover, and also offer refuge to the government’s opponents.

Asia Ethnic Karen guerrilla fighters withdraw from Burmese border town army lost 2 weeks ago Ongoing bombings forced about 3,000 residents to seek shelter in Thailand last week ...

The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) launched an attack on a military facility in Kayin state on Saturday about 3 p.m.

Hundreds of people, including more than 100 Myanmar junta soldiers, fled into Thailand after ethnic Karen fighters overran ...

In a statement by the Karen National Union, the ethnic group’s leading political body, said retreating soldiers seeking to cross into Thailand for refuge were hiding on the Myanmar side of the ...

More than 500 civilians and soldiers fled conflict in Myanmar and crossed into Thailand on Saturday after an assault by ...

BANGKOK (AP) — An ethnic militia in southeastern Myanmar that has been sanctioned by the United States for alleged involvement in human trafficking and online scams on Tuesday denied the ...

"I’ve learned a lot," said Vincent Goldstein, Riverside girls soccer coach. "First of all, culturally, I know they’re people ...

The Karen ethnic group is the country's third largest. Their new year date is decided based on the lunar calendar and the end of the rice harvest, rather than with reference to the Roman system.

BANGKOK — Guerrillas from the Karen ethnic minority on Thursday claimed to have captured the last of the army’s outposts in Myawaddy township in eastern Myanmar, virtually clearing the way for ...

This came after an assault by ethnic fighters on a military base. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

BANGKOK (AP) — An ethnic militia in southeastern Myanmar that has been sanctioned by the United States for alleged involvement in human trafficking and online scams on Tuesday denied the ...