God's Army (revolutionary group)
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This article is about the Burmese group. For the American group, see Army of God.
God's Army is an armed, revolutionary Christian force that opposed the military government of Burma.[1][2] The group was an offshoot of the Karen National Union. They were based along the Thailand-Burma border, and conducted a string of audacious guerrilla actions—for example, seizing the embassy of Burma in Bangkok—during the 1990s and early 2000s.The group was led by brothers Johnny and Luther Htoo beginning in 1997, who were at that time estimated to be only ten years of age. Some of the followers of the twins believed that they had "Animist and Christian powers".[3] "In January 2001, the twins, emaciated, turned themselves over to Thai security forces. They abandoned the Karens' goal of an autonomous or independent homeland, in exchange for permission to stay in Thailand, where they revealed themselves as scrawny, confused, Bible-carrying youngsters, with normal red tongues."[3] In 2006 July Johnny Htoo and several of his followers returned to Burma and surrendered to Burmese troops. [3][4] "It was not immediately clear why Johnny Htoo returned in July to Burma and surrendered to the military regime."[3]
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- ^ "God's Army". GlobalSecurity.org. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/para/gods_army.htm.
- ^ Terry McCarthy and Robert Horn (2000-02-07). "Leading God's Army". Time Magazine. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,996004-1,00.html.
- ^ a b c d Richard S. Ehrlick (2006-7-27). "Bizarre 'God's Army' Led By Young Boys Surrenders". Global Politician. http://www.globalpolitician.com/articledes.asp?ID=1979&cid=6&sid=83.
- ^ "Myanmar Teen Rebel Leader Surrenders". Las Vegas Sun. 2006-07-25. http://web.archive.org/web/20080104152815/http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/w-asia/2006/jul/25/072500407.html. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
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