Democratic Karen Benevolent Army

Not to be confused with the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army.

Democratic Karen Benevolent Army ဒီမိုကရက်တစ်ကရင်အကျိုးပြုတပ်မတော်
Participant in the Internal conflict in Myanmar
200px Variant of the Buddhist flag used by DKBA-5
Active	August 2010 (2010-08)–present
Ideology	Karen nationalism Theravada Buddhism
Leaders	Bo Nat Khann Mway (2010–2016)
Headquarters	Sonesee Myaing, Myawaddy Township, Myanmar
Area of operations	Kayin State, Myanmar
Strength	1,500
Allies	Arakan Army (Kayin State) Karen National Union Karen National Liberation Army
Opponents	Government of Myanmar Tatmadaw
Battles and wars	Internal conflict in Myanmar Karen conflict

The Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (Burmese: ဒီမိုကရက်တစ်ကရင်အကျိုးပြုတပ်မတော်), also known as the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army - Brigade 5 (DKBA-5) and the Klo Htoo Baw Battalion, is a Karen Buddhist armed insurgent group in Myanmar. The group is led by Bo Nat Khann Mway, also known as Saw Lah Pwe, and split from the original Democratic Karen Buddhist Army in 2010. The group is loosely affiliated with the Karen National Union, and has worked with the Arakan State Army.

During the 2010 general election, the DKBA-5 attacked government troops and security forces in Myawaddy Township, Kayin State. The group signed a ceasefire agreement with the government on 3 November 2011, though they have not agreed to disarming, unlike their DKBA predecessors in 2010.

See also

• Internal conflict in Myanmar
• List of insurgent groups in Myanmar
• List of political and military organisations in Myanmar