The Karen conflict's roots were planted in the British colonial era. In the 19th century, certain Karen hill tribes were Christianized by American missionaries.

Conflict in Burma. With the arrival of the British colonists to Burma, the Karen people hoped to escape oppressive rule under the Burmese. Tensions between the ...

27 окт. 2014 г. · Fighting between the Tatmadaw and the Kachin in 2011 was partially sparked by the intrusion of Burmese troops into areas near the Dapein Dam, ...

24 февр. 2012 г. · Roots of the current ethnic conflict in Burma can be traced back to colonial times from the late 1800s to Burma's independence in 1948.

8 апр. 2022 г. · Following the military overthrow of Myanmar's civilian government on Feb. 1 last year, a restive cease-fire was broken and Karen civilians in ...

The religious conflict between Christianity and Buddhism alongside ethnic inequality between the Pwo and S'ghaw races is the major factor in the split between ...

6 мая 2022 г. · Long fighting for its own independence, the Karen National Union is providing protection and training to those opposed to the military. A member ...

It has largely been an ethnic conflict, with ethnic armed groups fighting Myanmar's armed forces, the Tatmadaw, for self-determination. Combatants of the internal... · List of ethnic armed... · Thirty Comrades

Christian Karen have tried to convert the Buddhists and animists, and Burma's military government has for many years encouraged conflict between Buddhist Karen ...