Karenni National People's Liberation Front

Karenni National People's Liberation Front
Karenni National People's Liberation Front
ကရင်နီပြည်လူမျိုးပေါင်းစုံပြည်သူ့လွတ်မြောက်ရေးတပ်ဦး
	Flag of the Karenni National People's Liberation Front
Leaders	U Tun Kyaw
Dates of operation	1978–2009, 2023–present (As KNPLF); 2009–2023 (As BGF)
Split from	Karenni Army
Headquarters	Pankan village, Loikaw Township
Active regions	Kayah State; Myanmar-Thailand border
Ideology	Marxism-Leninism; Revolutionary socialism; Karenni nationalism; Federalism
Size	2,000 (2021)
Allies	State allies: Myanmar Tatmadaw (until 2023); ; Union of Myanmar (1989–2011); ; Non-state allies: 4K Coalition: Karen National Liberation Army; Karenni Army; Karenni Nationalities Defence Force; ; Other allies: Bamar People's Liberation Army; Communist Party of Burma (until 1989) People's Liberation Army (2023-present); ; Kayan New Land Army; Local PDFs; People's Defence Force; United Wa State Army; ; ; ;
Opponents	State opponents: Tatmadaw (2023–present); Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (until 1988); ; Non-state opponents: Karenni Army (until 2023); ;
Battles and wars	Internal conflict in Myanmar Myanmar civil war (2021–present) Battle of Mese; Operation 1107; Operation 1111; ; ;
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The Karenni National People's Liberation Front (KNPLF) is a communist and Karenni nationalist insurgent group active in Kayah State, Myanmar (Burma). It agreed to become a government-sponsored border guard force on 8 November 2009 although it remains active under the name of KNPLF. Starting from 13 June 2023, it has decided to change sides to the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), Karenni Army (KA), Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF), and People's Defense Force (PDF) and fight the military regime.