Karen Human Rights Group

Fri, 28 Feb 2025

Mu Traw District Short Update: SAC air strikes destroying civilian houses and property and causing displacement and livelihood challenges in Bu Tho and Dwe Lo Townships (April 2024)

This Short Update describes events that occurred in Bu Tho and Dwe Lo Townships, Mu Traw District, in April 2024, including air strikes in civilian areas. Prior to the incidents, the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) had conducted drone strikes on the State Administration Council (SAC) army camps of Light Infantry Battalions (LIBs) #340, #341, #434, and the SAC’s strategic hilltop base, in Hpapun Town area. Following the KNLA drone attacks, the SAC conducted several air strikes into the villages located close to their army camps, including Aa--- village (Htee Th’Bluh Hta village tract) and Ab--- village (Meh Klaw village...

Tue, 25 Feb 2025

Taw Oo District Incident Report: SAC shelling killed four villagers and injured two, including a 15-year-old boy, in Htaw Ta Htoo Township (May 2024)

This Incident Report describes events occurring in Htaw Ta Htoo (Htantabin) Township, Taw Oo (Toungoo) District, in May 2024. On May 13th 2024, State Administration Council (SAC) soldiers from Infantry Battalion (IB) #73 army camp (in the vicinity of Zayet Gyi Town, Htaw Ta Htoo Township) shelled two mortar shells that landed into Z--- village, Zayet Gyi Toungchan area. The explosion of the first mortar shell injured a 35-year-old villager from Z--- village, named Maung P---. A number of villagers’ houses were damaged and two cows were injured by the explosion of the mortar shell as well. The explosion of...

Thu, 20 Feb 2025

Dooplaya District Situation Update: SAC shelling and fighting causing casualties, destruction, and displacement; healthcare and livelihood challenges; land confiscation; and drug issues in Noh T’Kaw and Kruh Tuh Townships (November 2023 to February 2024).

This Situation Update describes events that occurred in Noh T'Kaw and Kruh Tuh Townships, Dooplaya District, from November 2023 to February 2024, including fighting, healthcare challenges, commodity price increases, and State Administration Council (SAC) shelling that resulted in death, injuries, destruction, and displacement. In November, SAC soldiers were occupying Seik Gyi hospital, in Seik Gyi Town, Noh T’Kaw Township, resulting in challenges for villagers to obtain healthcare. Fighting also broke out between the People’s Defence Force (PDF) and SAC soldiers near Chaung Nhit Khwa Bridge in Chaung Nhit Khwa village tract, Noh T’Kaw Township, resulting in the destruction of the...

Tue, 18 Feb 2025

Taw Oo District Short Update: SAC soldiers killed five villagers and burned houses after a skirmish with PDF troops in Daw Hpah Hkoh Township (January 2025)

This Short Update describes events occurring in Daw Hpah Hkoh (Thandaunggyi) Township, Taw Oo (Toungoo) District, in January 2025. On January 2nd and 3rd 2025, fighting happened between an unknown State Administration Council (SAC) military unit and People’s Defence Force (PDF) troops from the Pa Wa Nee Column in Way Htoo village tract, Daw Hpah Hkoh Township. After the fighting, the SAC soldiers killed a village head, arrested six villagers, and later executed four of them. They also killed seven PDF soldiers after their arrest. On January 4th and 5th, the SAC soldiers burned down more than 30 houses in...

Fri, 14 Feb 2025

Dooplaya District Situation Update: SAC shelling and air strikes causing 24 civilian casualties and damaging civilian property; extensive house burning and use of human shields; and a landmine explosion, in Dooplaya District (October to December 2023)

This Situation Update describes some events occurring in all four townships in Dooplaya District, including Noh T’Kaw (Kyainseikgyi), Kaw T’Ree (Kawkareik), Kruh Tuh (Kyonedoe), and Waw Ray (Win Yay) Townships, from October to December 2023. Air strikes and bombing conducted by the State Administration Council (SAC) in Dooplaya District during this period killed a monk, damaged a temple, and burned 22 houses and two school buildings in Kruh Tuh Township; injured one child and damaged two houses in Kaw T’Ree Township; injured two villagers and damaged four houses in Waw Ray Township; and damaged 20 houses and a church in...

Thu, 13 Feb 2025

Taw Oo District Short Update: SAC indiscriminate shelling killed one villager and injured six, including children, and destroyed villagers’ property in Daw Hpah Hkoh and Htaw Ta Htoo Townships (October and December 2024)

This Short Update describes events that occurred in Daw Hpah Hkoh (Thandaunggyi) and Htaw Ta Htoo (Htantabin) Townships, Taw Oo District, in October and December 2024. On October 7th 2024, State Administration Council (SAC) soldiers from Infantry Battalion (IB) #39, conducted indiscriminate shelling into Seik Hpoo Taung village tract, Daw Hpah Hkoh Township, injuring a villager. On October 8th 2024, SAC soldiers, based in Shel Tho Maing Town, conducted shelling into P’Saw Loh village tract, Daw Hpah Hkoh Township, minorly injuring four villagers, including two children. On October 30th 2024, another SAC troop fired three mortar rounds into Day Loh...

Wed, 29 Jan 2025

Dooplaya District Short Update: SAC’s Aung Zeya Column shelling injured a 25-year-old man in Kaw T’Ree Township, October 2024

This Short Update describes events occurring in Kaw T’Ree (Kawkareik) Township, Dooplaya District. On October 9th 2024, State Administration Council (SAC)’s Aung Zeya Column shelled a mortar round into E--- village, Noh Poe village tract, Kaw T’Ree Township, Dooplaya District, injuring a 25-year-old villager on the leg and damaging a villager’s house. The shell also killed a cow and injured another cow. The SAC and the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) armed groups had been fighting for eight months near the Asian Highway, but no soldiers were inside E--- village nor was there fighting on that particular day between the...

Wed, 29 Jan 2025

Dooplaya District Situation Update: fighting, SAC indiscriminate shelling causing casualties, SAC soldiers killing a villager, and livelihood challenges, in Waw Ray Township (January to February 2024)

This Situation Update describes events that occurred in Waw Ray (Win Yay) Township, Dooplaya District, from January to February 2024. Villagers living in several villages in Ler Htoo village tract, in Waw Ray Township, have been facing livelihood challenges due to price increases and low wages. In January 2024, State Administration Council (SAC) soldiers demanded villagers who lived next to a road near A--- village, Waw Ray Township, to relocate to a nearby monastery due to fighting in the area. On February 9th 2024, SAC soldiers indiscriminately conducted shelling into A--- village, injuring seven villagers and damaging several houses. On...

Fri, 28 Feb 2025

Mu Traw District Short Update: SAC air strikes destroying civilian houses and property and causing displacement and livelihood challenges in Bu Tho and Dwe Lo Townships (April 2024)

Tue, 25 Feb 2025

Taw Oo District Incident Report: SAC shelling killed four villagers and injured two, including a 15-year-old boy, in Htaw Ta Htoo Township (May 2024)

Thu, 20 Feb 2025

Tue, 18 Feb 2025

Taw Oo District Short Update: SAC soldiers killed five villagers and burned houses after a skirmish with PDF troops in Daw Hpah Hkoh Township (January 2025)

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