Kawmoora ( my, ကော့မူးရာ, ksw, ကီၢ်မူရၤ) is a large flat sandbank which is linked to

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

through a narrow strip of land that is fortified by a long border wall. It is completely surrounded by

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

. Kawmoora was originally established as a stronghold for the Karen National Union and its armed wing, the Karen National Liberation Army, until it was captured by government forces on 21 February 1995.

External links

Rumble in the Jungle - The Battle of Kawmoora

Battle of Kawmoora footage

References

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