Operation Dragon King:
The Forced Relocation of Burma's Village Peasants
Burma Issues
September, 1993
The intention of this report is to describe some of the Burmese Army's military operations in the ethnic Karen State and highlight a series of events which resulted in a variety of human rights abuses throughout the region. The operation under discussion was called " Operation Dragon King" and was started by the Burmese Army on December 12, 1991. Earlier, on November 1, a Rangoon Radio broadcast had announced a halt to all military operations in the Karen State in order to prepare for the National Convention and " peace" in Burma. In fact, the Burmese military only temporarily slowed down their offensives, but the suffering of the people continued unabated.
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