Kawmoora

Kawmoora

Kawmoora

Former rebel stronghold in Myanmar

Kawmoora (S'gaw Karen: ကီၢ်မူရၤ; Burmese: ကော့မူးရာ) was a stronghold of the rebel Karen National Liberation Army, the armed wing of the Karen National Union. It was located on a large sandbank linked to Myanmar through a narrow strip of land fortified by a 50-metre (160 ft)-long border wall. Kawmoora was completely surrounded by Thailand.

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The Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces) captured Kawmoora on 21 February 1995.[1]

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    "Karen stronghold falls to the Burmese junta". Reuters. 21 February 1995.
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