Saw Mo Shay

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Saw Mo Shay
AllegianceDemocratic Karen Benevolent Army
RankGeneral
ConflictsInternal conflict in Myanmar

Saw Mo Shay (Burmese: စောမိုရှေး; 1967 – 22 July 2021) was a Karen insurgent officer and commander-in-chief of DKBA-5, an insurgent group active in Kayin State, Myanmar.

Biography

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He was appointed commander-in-chief in an emergency meeting with DKBA-5 commanders, after the original commander-in-chief, Saw La Pwe, died from throat cancer in Bago. Saw Mo Shay was previously the deputy commander-in-chief of DKBA-5.[1][2]

Saw Mo Shay died of COVID-19 in Yangon.[3][4]

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