The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) is the military branch of the Karen National Union (KNU). Since shortly after Myanmar's independence in 1949, the KNLA emerged to fight for the independence of the Karen state in eastern Myanmar.
克伦民族解放军是克伦民族联盟(克民盟)的武装分支.自从1949年——缅甸独立后不久,克伦民族解放军出现在争取独立的缅甸东部克伦邦.