Myanmar Peace Monitor: Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA): Led by Gen Saw Moo Shay, the DKBA Brigade 5 is a breakaway faction of the original Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (now a BGF) and renamed itself the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army. During the 2010 elections, DKBA (Brigade 5) attacked government troops and security forces in Myawaddy, Karen state. DKBA changed the name of Buddhist army to Benevolent army on 4 April 2012.