Karenni Army

Karenni Army
Karenni Army
ကရင်နီ တပ်မတော်
	Flag of the Karenni Army
Leaders	Abel Tweed; Khu Oo Reh; Aung San Myint; Shwe Myo Thant
Dates of operation	1957 – present
Headquarters	Nya Moe, Shadaw Township, Kayah State
Active regions	Kayah State; Myanmar-Thailand border
Ideology	Karenni nationalism
Size	8,000
Part of	Karenni National Progressive Party
Allies	4K Coalition: Karen National Liberation Army; Karenni National People's Liberation Front; Karenni Nationalities Defence Force; Other Allies: Bamar People's Liberation Army; Chin National Army; Shan State Army – South; People's Defence Force; Local PDFs;
Opponents	State opponents: Myanmar Tatmadaw; Myanmar Police Force; ; Union of Myanmar (until 2011); Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (until 1988); Union of Burma (until 1962); Non-state opponents: Karenni National People's Liberation Front (until 2023);
Battles and wars	Internal conflict in Myanmar Myanmar civil war (2021–present) Battle of Loikaw (2021); Battle of Loikaw (2022); Battle of Mese; Operation 1107; Operation 1111; ;

The Karenni Army (Burmese: ကရင်နီ တပ်မတော်; abbreviated KA, KnA or KiA) is the armed wing of the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), and operates in eastern Kayah State (also known as Karenni State), Myanmar (Burma).

On 7 March 2012, the government of Myanmar signed a ceasefire agreement with the KNPP, in the presence of international observers from the UN High Commission for Refugees, British Council. and the American embassy. A similar ceasefire deal was signed in 1995, but it was dissolved within three months.

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