Kawthoolei Armed Forces
| Kawthoolei Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| ကော်သူးလေတပ်မတော် | |
| Dates of operation | 1949-1952 October 2014 – present |
| Ideology | Karen nationalism Separatism |
| Allies | National Unity Government of Myanmar |
| Opponents |
|
| Battles and wars | Myanmar civil war (2021–present) |
The Kawthoolei Armed Forces (Burmese: ကော့သူးလေတပ်မတော်; abbr. KAF) was the name of the armed forces of the self-declared Kawthoolei state in late 1940s during the Burmese civil war. It was recreated in the 2010s as an ethnic Karen rebel alliance.