Karen National Defence Organisation
| Karen National Defence Organisation | |
|---|---|
| Dates of operation | 1949–2015 |
| Active regions | Kayah State Kayin State |
| Ideology | Karen nationalism Federalism[1] |
| Part of |  Karen National Union |
| Allies |  Karen National Liberation ArmyDemocratic Karen Buddhist Army (until 2010)[2] |
| Opponents |  Government of Myanmar
 Union of Burma (until 1962) |
| Battles and wars | Internal conflict in Myanmar |
The Karen National Defence Organisation (KNDO) is one of two military branches of the Karen National Union (KNU), the second of which being the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA). The KNDO claims they have been fighting the government of Myanmar as early as 1947, and under the command of the KNU after Burmese independence from the United Kingdom.[3][1]
The KNDO had closely followed the peace process instigated by the government, starting with the call for nationwide ceasefire by the Ethnic Armed Resistance Organizations (EARO) in 2011. On 11 October 2015, the KNDO released a statement on the recent ceasefire agreements.[4]
References
- ^ a b Pike, John. "Karen National Union (KNU), Karen National Defense Organization (KNDO), Democratic Karen Burmese Army (DKBA)". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ "Karen Armed Forces Statement on Reunification (ကရင္အမ်ဳိးသား လက္နက္ကိုင္ ေတာ္လွန္ေရးတပ္ဖြဲ႔မ်ား ျပန္လည္ေပါင္းစည္းျခင္း သေဘာတူညီခ်က္)".
- ^ "Burma's War and ethnic cleansing of the Karen people".
- ^ "Karen National Defense Organization Statement on Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement".
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