Burma
In KNLA Territory, Karen Prepare to Mark 67th Resistance Day
Karen gathered in Hpa-an District Saturday, near the headquarters of the Karen National Liberation Army, on the eve of events to mark Karen Resistance Day.
By Saw Yan Naing 30 January 2016
HPA-AN DISTRICT, Karen State — Local Karen gathered in Hpa-an District on Saturday, near the headquarters of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), in preparation for events to mark the 67th Karen Resistance Day on Sunday.
Karen Resistance Day events are held annually on Jan. 31 to mark the founding of the Karen National Liberation Army, the armed wing of the Karen National Union, which took up arms against Burma’s central government in 1949.
