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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed group
activeIn Thai–Myanmar border region
alignedWith Myanmar government forces
linked to: Myanmar Army
alliedWith Myanmar military
linked to: Tatmadaw

Tatmadaw
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
founded 1994
foundedAfter split from Karen National Union
hasAlternativeName DKBA
Democratic Karen Benevolent Army
Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA)
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
ideology Karen Buddhist nationalism
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
Myanmar
opposedTo Karen National Liberation Army
Karen National Union
partOf pro-government militias in Myanmar
region Southeast Asia
religion Buddhism
separatedFrom Karen National Liberation Army
Karen National Union
status active
uses light weapons
small arms

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Karen insurgency in Myanmar relatedOrganization Democratic Karen Buddhist Army
Democratic Karen Buddhist Army hasAlternativeName Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA)
linked to: Democratic Karen Buddhist Army
Karen Peace Council relatedTo Democratic Karen Buddhist Army
Karen conflict involvesOrganization Democratic Karen Buddhist Army