Dhaka, Sept. 3 -- The Bangladesh Army announced that it has dismantled a training camp operated by the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), also known locally as the "Bawm Party," in Bandarban's remote hill district. Authorities recovered weapons, training gear, and other equipment. The announcement notes that the operation was carried out by the Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) after a month-long special operation conducted from July 25 to August 26 in the rugged Reng Tlang area of Ruma Upazila, near the Myanmar border.

WHO ARE THE KNF?

The KNF, an armed group aiming to establish an autonomous "Kuki-Chin State" in the hill tracts, prioritizes smaller Kuki-Chin communities such as the Bawm, Khiyang, Pangkhua, Lusai, Khumi, ...