Democratic Karen Buddhist Army

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The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) is a splinter group of the Myanmar resistance movement Karen National Union (KNU), which separated from the same in 1994 and reached a separate peace with the Myanmar military government, the State Council for Peace and Development (SPDC). Since then the DKBA has been fighting the Karen resistance of the KNU on the side of the SPDC .

The DKBA consists of 4 brigades , the 333rd, 555th, 777th and 999th brigade. Many of its members were in the past former officers and soldiers of the Karen National Liberation Army, the armed wing of the KNU. But she is currently trying to recruit independents into her ranks.

Many Karen consider the DKBA a traitor. DKBA officials claim that the KNU split off because of the discrimination against Buddhists. The KNU is primarily run by Karen of Christian faith. The weapons, uniforms and the wages of the DKBA are provided by the SPDC. The DKBA normally only operates in association with SPDC infantry battalions. The headquarters of the DKBA is located in Myaing Gyi Ngu , as Khaw Taw known community Lu Pleh, Pa'an District, Karen State .

According to sources from DKBA and SPDC, the DKBA was founded by a Buddhist monk named U Thuzana in Myaing Gyi Ngu. The authoritarian style of the KNU leadership is given as the reason for the rebellion. The SPDC promised U Thuzana and the DKBA autonomy for the Karen state if they would help fight the KNU / KNLA.

In contrast to the Karen National Union, the DKBA is accused of being involved in drug smuggling . It is estimated that the DKBA is about 2,000 strong. The DKBA was significantly involved in the conquest of the former headquarters of the KNU in Manerplaw am Saluen , the border river to Thailand . She is also accused of raiding and burning Karen refugee camps in Thailand. The DKBA is responsible for numerous human rights violations.

The political arm of the DKBA is the Democratic Karen Buddhist Organization .

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  1. ↑ MY GUN WAS AS TALL AS ME. hrw.org, accessed on July 8, 2010 : "It was actually a rebellion against the lack of accountability of the leadership"