THE SLORC OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE KNU

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On Thu, 20 Feb 1997, All Burma Students' Democratic Front wrote:

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>                    THE SLORC OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE KNU
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> Date - 20.2.97                        
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> The Slorc has stepped up their military offensive against the
> Karen National Union (KNU) in various areas along the Thai-
> Burmese border. The reason for the Slorc offensive is because
> they failed to force the KNU to surrender their arms.
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> In the surrounding areas of the KNU headquarters at Tee Ker Pler,
> there are battles between the Karen guerrilla force and the
> Slorc. The Karen troops are using guerrilla tactics to combat the
> Slorc's offensive. Gen. Bo Mya is still commanding the troops and
> he is in good health. He said, " Everything is under controll. We
> can not endure this kind of aggressive attitude by the Slorc." He
> also urged international community to condemn the Slorc for their
> human rights violations against their own people. Gen. Bo Mya
> continued saying that, "the KNU will not refuse or reject peace
> talks. If the Slorc put off or reject peace negotiation and
> continue fighting us then we have to fight back for our survival.
> We are not scared or afraid by doing the right thing for our
> people. Justification will be clarified in the end."
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> Contact person - Padoh Man Sha
> Contact Number - (055) 561062
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