Democratic Karen Buddhist Army
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The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army is an armed Karen Buddhist group in Myanmar that split from the main Karen insurgency and has often aligned itself with the Myanmar military.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | armed group ⓘ |
| activeIn | Thai–Myanmar border region ⓘ |
| alignedWith | Myanmar government forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Myanmar military
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tatmadaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armedWingOf | pro-government Karen Buddhist political leadership ⓘ |
| conflict | Internal conflict in Myanmar ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| engagedIn | counter-insurgency operations against Karen National Union ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Karen people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | 1994 ⓘ |
| foundedAfter | split from Karen National Union ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
DKBA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Democratic Karen Benevolent Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
Buddhist leadership
ⓘ
ethnically Karen membership ⓘ paramilitary structure ⓘ |
| hasReligionComposition | predominantly Buddhist ⓘ |
| hasSubsequentDevelopment | some units transformed into Border Guard Forces under Tatmadaw control ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Karen State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | Karen Buddhist nationalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn | human rights abuses allegations ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Burmese
ⓘ
Karen languages ⓘ |
| notableFor |
frequent alignment with the Myanmar military
ⓘ
participation in the Karen conflict ⓘ splitting from the main Karen insurgency ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Karen State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Karen National Liberation Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karen National Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | pro-government militias in Myanmar ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| separatedFrom |
Karen National Liberation Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karen National Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| uses |
light weapons
ⓘ
small arms ⓘ |
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