Wed, 28 Jan 2026
This Short Update describes events that occurred in Kruh Tuh Township, Dooplaya District, in July 2025. On July 9th 2025, the State Administration Council (SAC) Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) #545, based in Kruh Tuh Town, conducted shelling into Ab--- village, in Tha Lwen Taw village tract, causing fear and minor property damage. Moments after the explosion, local villagers found a 55-year-old woman dead, believed to have died due to the shell blast wave, as she suffered from high blood pressure. Since April 2025, fighting often occurred along the Asian Highway in Kruh Tuh Township, forcing many villagers to flee their...
Fri, 23 Jan 2026
This Incident Report describes events occurring in Bu Tho Township, Mu Traw (Hpapun) District, in March 2024. On March 22nd 2024, a State Administration Council (SAC) aircraft conducted air strikes on Aa--- village, Meh Klaw village tract, Bu Tho Township, dropping six bombs. In the early morning, one of the bombs was dropped inside the house compound of a villager, injuring a 38-year-old villager on the hip. She received treatment in the village as her injury was not serious. Other houses were also damaged by the explosions. Later in the afternoon, two bombs were dropped inside the Ee--- monastery compound,...
Fri, 23 Jan 2026
This Incident Report describes an event occurring in Hpa-an Township, Doo Tha Htoo (Thaton) District, in June 2025. On June 8th 2025, a villager (from Ab--- village, Be--- village tract, Hpa-an Township) went to fish at Ac--- village, Be--- village tract, where he met with another villager and decided to drive together to Bb--- village, Bb--- village tract, Hpa-an Township. On their way, when they arrived at Bc--- place, in Bb--- village tract, a tripwire mine, which was planted by the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), exploded, injuring the two villagers. After the explosion, DKBA armed forces sent the injured...
Thu, 22 Jan 2026
This Incident Report describes events occurring in Ler K’Saw Township, Mergui-Tavoy District, in March 2025. On March 10th 2025, a State Administration Council (SAC) aircraft conducted an air strike on Ma Nol Rol area, Ler K’Saw Township. Two bombs were dropped during the air strike: one bomb landed in the vicinity of Ks--- village and the other landed in Tr--- village. As villagers were fleeing, machine guns were also fired from the aircraft into Tr--- village. The gunfire from the air strike caused injuries to two sisters, a 17-year-old girl and a 5-year-old girl. After the injury, they were taken...
Fri, 16 Jan 2026
This Incident Report describes an event occurring in Daw Hpah Hkoh (Thandaunggyi) Township, Taw Oo (Toungoo) District. On June 15th 2025, State Administration Council (SAC) Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) #603, based in Leik Tho Town, fired three 120mm mortar shells. One mortar shell landed inside Aa--- village, P’Shaw Loh village tract, Daw Hpah Hkoh Township, while the two other shells landed outside of the village. The shell that landed inside the village exploded near a house, killing a four-year-old boy, and injuring the boy’s father and a six-year-old girl. The boy sustained an injury to his head and was killed...
Sat, 27 Dec 2025
This Photo Set presents photographic evidence of the impacts of shelling into villages and community areas conducted by the Burma Army and affiliated armed groups, including the Border Guard Force (BGF) and the Pyu Saw Htee, from January to November 2025. During this period, the Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) documented extensive evidence of human rights violations committed by soldiers, primarily the Burma Army under the command of the Burma military regime, through repeated attacks in civilian areas. The SAC’s indiscriminate shelling, intensified since the 2021 coup, has continued in 2025, killing and injuring villagers; destroying homes, farmlands, properties, and...
Tue, 23 Dec 2025
This Situation Update describes events occurring in Kaw T’Ree (Kawkareik)Township, Dooplaya District, from April to June 2025. During this period, fighting happened between the State Administration Council (SAC) and armed resistance groups. During fighting, the SAC carried out air strikes and shelled civilian areas, injuring and killing villagers and damaging villagers’ schools, houses, churches, and monasteries. On April 15th 2025, the SAC conducted shelling in Noh Poe village tract, injuring two villagers. On May 25th, SAC mortar shelling injured two siblings in Thay Baw Boh village tract. Then, on May 28th, SAC air strikes killed a woman in Thay Baw...
Tue, 23 Dec 2025
This Incident Report describes events occurring in Bilin Township, Doo Tha Htoo (Thaton) District, during October 2025. On October 9th 2025, at around 8 pm, the Burma Army conducted an air strike on Rn--- village in Yo Klah (Kya Thaung Hsein) village tract, dropping three bombs. One of the bombs landed and remained unexploded in the village. Another two bombs landed in front of a house, killing three children on the spot and severely injuring two more, who died after they arrived at the hospital. Nine other villagers were injured, including two children. Three houses of villagers were destroyed, and...

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