Brigade 5

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Brigade 5 is a regional military unit of the Karen National Liberation Army, involved in the Karen ethnic armed struggle in Myanmar.

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Brigade 5 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military unit
rebel group unit
regional command
armedConflictWith Government of Myanmar NERFINISHED
armedStruggleFor Karen self-determination
armedWingOf Karen National Union NERFINISHED
associatedWith Karen National Union NERFINISHED
commandStructure subordinate to KNLA central command
conflict Karen conflict
internal conflict in Myanmar
country Myanmar
ethnicAffiliation Karen people NERFINISHED
Kayin ethnic group NERFINISHED
goal greater autonomy for Karen areas
protection of Karen population
ideology Karen ethnic nationalism
involvedIn Karen ethnic armed struggle in Myanmar
languageCommunity Pwo Karen speakers
Sgaw Karen speakers
operatesIn Karen State NERFINISHED
Myanmar NERFINISHED
opposes Myanmar military NERFINISHED
Tatmadaw NERFINISHED
organizationType non-state armed group unit
partOf KNLA NERFINISHED
Karen National Liberation Army NERFINISHED
region border areas with Thailand
southeastern Myanmar
role regional military unit of the Karen National Liberation Army
status active (as of early 2020s)
typeOfConflictActor ethnic armed organization unit
usesTactics guerrilla warfare

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