But some sources say the military is gearing up for a major counteroffensive on Myawaddy. The Karen National Union said that its forces were pulling back from the important border hub to avoid ...

the Karen National Liberation Army, claimed in early April to have seized all the military bases in Myawaddy, the main town on the border with Thailand in Kayin state, also known as Karen state.

Soldiers from the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) on patrol in Myawaddy, the Thailand-Myanmar border town under the control of a coalition of rebel forces led by the Karen National Union ...

A member of the Karen National Union/ Karen National Liberation Army-Peace Council, another Karen organization based in Myawaddy, told The Associated Press that the border guards had helped ...