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Karen National Union / Karen National Liberation Army (KNU/KNLA)

Compiled: 2026-11-12   Source: public reporting   Text size:

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Country / AreaMyanmar (Karen State)
Channel TypeSpokesperson / statements
Record gradeA Confirmed by multiple sources
Legal Status—
LanguagesMYEN
Websiteknuhq.org
Statements archived as PDFs under "Supreme Headquarters, Kawthoolei" letterhead
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Facebookfacebook.com/KNUHQKTL MY/EN
Main page per Myanmar Peace Monitor (~565K followers); ISP Myanmar lists facebook.com/knuheadquartersofficial instead
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BewareFake "KNU Kyaukkyi" Facebook page
KNU disowned it for soliciting money (KIC News)
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SpokespersonPadoh Saw Kler Say
Most-quoted in 2026
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SpokespersonPadoh Saw Taw Nee
Spelling varies (Taw Ni)
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NotesLatest statement found: 1 Nov 2026, saying Myanmar's army warned Thai suppliers off the KNU. One of the world's oldest running insurgencies (since 1949).

Sources

  1. https://mmpeacemonitor.org/en/eng-eros-profile/karen-national-union-knu/
  2. https://ispmyanmar.com/karen-national-union-knu/
  3. https://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2026/11/01/knu-says-myanmar-warned-thailand-against-supplying-rival-forces/
  4. https://transbordernews.in.th/home/?p=44845
  5. https://www.bnionline.net/en/news/knu-declares-intent-eliminate-illegal-casinos-and-scam-businesses
  6. https://progressivevoicemyanmar.org/2026/03/12/knu-calls-immediate-coordinated-and-maximum-international-pressure-on-myanmar-military-junta-over-increasing-war-crimes-against-civilians-in-kawthoolei-and-across-the-country
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