Mounting
Tension Between The Burmese Army and DKBA
Independent Mon News Agency
November 2, 2004
Between the Burmese army and a Karen
cease-fire group, Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), which is based near
the Thai-Burma border in
“It was started after DKBA denied to the
Burmese army demanding to have a meeting with them
after Gen Khin Nyunt and MI were discharged,” a source close to DKBA said.
“DKBA refused to meet Burmese army with fear
of Burmese army will seize their armed,” the source added.
Nai Min Thit Swe, who based in
the border said, “DKBA leaders in the
“It is likely going to shoot each other
yesterday after a DKBA soldier under the command of DKBA officer Soe Paing was beaten with
bloody,” another source said.
The Burmese soldier who beat the DKBA
soldier shouted to DKBA that they do not afraid to fight with DKBA again and
they are bored of with DKBA when they are beating DKBA soldier told by a Mon
soldier from News Mon State Party.
The cracked down on the car and motorbike
without license and DKBA case scared to town resident.
“Nobody on the road, the town was haunting,”
a resident said.
The cease-fire groups, DKBA, KPF (another
Karen cease-fire group) and
The Burmese army intimidation made more
unsatisfied to the cease-fire groups, and DKBA authorities approached KNU for
rejoining many time.
In recent day, DKBA two times talked to KNU
No.6 Brigade officer in the area, and DKBA have received more pressure than
other cease-fire groups according the source in the border.
The army in
Recently