Original sentence: The Khmer Serei also had loose links with the US-backed Front de Lutte des Khmers du Kampuchea Krom militia, or "White Scarves" (Kangsaing Sar), of southern Vietnam.This group sought Khmer Krom independence and regularly clashed with the Viet Cong, later becoming affiliated to FULRO, a paramilitary organisation for Vietnamese minority groups
Edited sentence: The Khmer Serei also had loose links with the US-backed Front de Lutte des Khmers du Kampuchea Krom militia, or "White Scarves" (; ), of southern Vietnam.This group, originally founded by a Khmer Krom monk named Samouk Sen, sought Khmer Krom independence and regularly clashed with the Viet Cong: it expanded in the 1960s and later became affiliated to FULRO, a paramilitary organisation for Vietnamese minority groups