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Al Jazeera
Politics
Andrew Nachemson

DARK SECRETS: Myanmar s rebels liberate territory administrating it is the next battle | Rare Historical Photos

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 (KNU), in Myanmar, in April 2024 [File: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters]

Karen State, Myanmar – Thaw Hti was a tiny speck amid a march of hundreds of thousands that snaked its way through the streets of Yangon in 2021, demanding a return to democracy after the Myanmar military seized power.

“We had signboards and they had guns,” she said, recounting with bitterness the events of March 2021.

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