Wed, 30 Apr 2025
This Incident Report describes an event that occurred in Kruh Tuh (Kyonedoe) Township, Dooplaya District, in October 2024. At the end of 2023, fighting happened between the State Administration Council (SAC) and combined armed forces of the People’s Defence Force (PDF) and the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA). Since then, the SAC has been conducting shelling into villages in Taung Kya Inn and Myauk Kya Inn village tracts, causing villagers to flee. Some villagers did not return to their homes due to the continuous shelling, while other villagers remained in the village to take care of their plantations and livestock,...
Wed, 30 Apr 2025
This Incident Report describes events occurring in K’Ser Doh Township, Mergui-Tavoy District, in January 2025. On January 7th 2025, a State Administration Council (SAC) fighter jet conducted an air strike on P--- village, Paw Hkloh area, K’Ser Doh Township, dropping a total of nine bombs. A 35-year-old villager from P--- village was severely injured all over his body by the air strike. A 33-year-old villager visiting from Z--- village, Paw Hkloh area, was also severely injured all over her body by the air strike. After the incident, the two villagers were transported by other villagers to the hospital in K’Ser...
Tue, 29 Apr 2025
This Short Update describes events that occurred in Kyeh Htoh (Kyaikto) Township, Doo Tha Htoo (Thaton) District, from January to May 2024. On January 16th 2024, State Administration Council (SAC) Artillery Unit #310, based in Thein Za Yat Town, Kyeh Htoh Township, shelled three 60 mm mortar shells into Hk’Rweh village tract, and injured two teenagers. On February 17th 2024, SAC soldiers from Waw Township, Bago Division, conducted shelling and a drone strike into Ab--- village, Hk’Rweh village tract, injuring one teenager, damaging three houses and killing livestock. On May 6th 2024, SAC Artillery Unit #310, fired artillery shells into...
Fri, 25 Apr 2025
This Short Update describes events occurring in Bu Tho Township, Mu Traw (Hpapun) District, in January 2025. On January 11th 2025, two monks named U R--- and U A---, who carried out their monastic services in K--- village, Meh Pree Hkee village tract, Bu Tho Township, were hit by a landmine explosion on Ler Kwel road, between Meh Pree village tract (Bu Tho Township) and H--- village (Lay Hpoh Hta village tract, Dwe Lo Township). Due to the landmine explosion, U R--- was killed while U A--- had to be hospitalised in Yangon. Local Karen National Union (KNU) authorities had...
Mon, 31 Mar 2025
This Situation Update describes events that occurred in Kaw T’Ree (Kawkareik) Township, Dooplaya District, from April to July 2024. During the first and second week of April, State Administration Council (SAC)’s Strategic Operations Command (SOC) located near Thin Gan Nyi Naung Town, Noh Poe village tract, Kaw T’Ree Township, was attacked by Karen National Liberational Army (KNLA) and People’s Defence Force (PDF) combined troops. The SAC dropped bombs into the area surrounding the fighting, causing fear for villagers to live in their villages. On April 7th 2024, SAC conducted air strikes into A--- village, Noh Poe village tract, Kaw T’Ree...
Mon, 31 Mar 2025
This Situation Update describes events occurring in Kaw T’Ree (Kawkareik) Township, Dooplaya District, during the period from December 2023 to March 2024. On December 2nd 2023, a State Administration Council (SAC) jet dropped two bombs on M--- village, Noh Poe village tract, killing two villagers and injuring one villager. On the same date, at night, SAC Infantry Battalion (IB) #275 fired mortar shells into M--- village, Noh Poe village tract, injuring two villagers. Due to the incidents, schools in M--- village were forced to close and villagers fled to other areas for their safety. Similarly, in January 2025, SAC soldiers...
Mon, 31 Mar 2025
This Incident Report describes events occurring in Dwe Lo Township, Mu Traw (Hpapun) District, in December 2024. On December 23rd 2024, a villager named Saw R---, who was over 40 years old and living in O--- village, Ma Htaw village tract, Dwe Lo Township, was killed by a landmine explosion near H--- bridge, in Thwah Hkoh Loh area, while he was foraging for fruits to earn an income. He was accompanied by his two sons, who waited on the road while he went to harvest. The landmine explosion caused severe injuries to his face and chest, resulting in his immediate...

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