Myanmar's Karen People Defend Their Land

Since gaining formal independence from the United Kingdom in 1948, Myanmar’s (also called Burma's) numerous ethnic tribes have clashed with the military-led government. One group, the Karen people, have fought for independence since 1949, in what is considered the country’s longest civil war. They call their narrow strip of territory in the country’s southeast “Kaw Thoo Lei” or “peaceful land”—even though it is anything but.
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