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These two photos were taken in January 2024, in a clinic in Aa--- village, Hk’Rweh village tract, Kyeh Htoh Township, Doo Tha Htoo District. On January 16th 2024, at 6:30 pm, SAC Artillery Unit #310 fired three 60 mm mortar shells into Aa--- village, Hk’Rweh village tract, and one of the mortar shells injured two teenage boys. The photo on the left shows Maung C--- (19 years old), who was injured on his back. The photo on the right shows Maung B--- (17 years old), who was injured on his left thigh. [Photos: KHRG]
January: SAC shelling injured two teenagers in Hk’Rweh village tract
On January 16th 2024, at 6:30 pm, the State Administration Council (SAC)[2] Artillery Unit #310 under the Light Infantry Division (LID)[3] #44, based at Thein Za Yat Town, Kyeh Htoh Township, fired three 60 mm mortar shells into Aa--- village, Hk’Rweh village tract[4], and two shells exploded [inside of the village]. [The last shell landed and exploded outside the village]. One of the mortar shells landed in the garden of Ko[5] A---’s house and injured a grade-10 student, named Maung[6] B--- (17 years old), on his left thigh, and Maung C--- (19 years old) on his back. They [the two teenagers] were injured when they were returning home and walking with their arms around each other’s shoulders. They were sent to a nearby clinic [and received treatment from a Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM)[7] health worker]. [The next day, they were sent to a public hospital administered by the SAC in Thein Za Yat Town for further treatment.] The victims were unable to afford the cost of medical treatment [from the hospital] due to their livelihood problems [exact details unknown]. [The second shell that landed in the village resulted in no damages.]
February: SAC drone strikes caused injury and house damages in Hk’Rweh village tract
On February 17th 2024, at around 12 am, SAC [soldiers] based in Ad--- village, Waw Township, Bago Division, conducted a drone strike onto Ab--- village, Hk’Rweh village tract, Kyeh Htoh Township. The drone dropped two bombs that landed on the house of villagers named Daw[8] D--- [and Ko F---]. The shrapnel from the explosion injured her daughter, Ma[9] E--- (18 years old), on her head and chin. The roof of the house and furniture were also damaged.
That night, at 12:40 am the first bomb that was dropped by drone landed on Daw D---’s house and injured her daughter [Ma E---]. After a few minutes, SAC soldiers based in Ad--- village fired 120 mm mortar shells. At the same time, the drone dropped another bomb on Daw D---’s house for the second time. [Local villagers do not know why the SAC targeted this villager’s house.]
Ma E--- was sent to a nearby clinic [run by local health workers on a voluntary basis]. Ma E--- received treatment for three days and recovered. On the fourth day, she returned to her house.
There is only the Xa--- River between Ad--- village and Ab--- village, Hk’Rweh village tract, so shelling and gunfire were often fired into the [Ab---] village. On the same day, February 17th 2024, at 9 am, the same SAC soldiers from Ad--- village, Waw Township, also conducted shelling and one of the mortar shells landed in the garden of the sister of Ko F--- (named Daw H---) in Ab--- village. The shelling damaged the glass of the window and wall of her house.
One mortar shell (60 mm) landed in the garden of Ko G---’s house, near Ko F---’s house. Three houses were minorly damaged by the shrapnel from the [SAC] shelling and one chicken was killed. Those three houses belong to Daw H---, U[10] I---, and Ko F---.
May: SAC shelling in See Pyaw village tract killed one villager
On May 6th 2024, SAC Artillery Unit #310 fired three Howitzer rounds (122 mm) into Ac--- village, See Pyaw village tract, [at 4:20 am, 4:52 am, and 5:00 am]. At 4:52 am, one shell landed in a rubber plantation in Ac--- village and exploded. The explosion killed Saw[11] J--- (45 years old) from Af--- village, Pyin K’Done village tract, Kyeh Htoh Township, while he was extracting rubber latex. Saw J--- is from Af--- village, but he came to Ac--- village to work on a rubber plantation to support his family.
Normally, rubber plantation workers wake up early in the morning to extract the rubber [as the tree] produces more rubber latex [then]. One of the Howitzer shells landed next to Saw J---, about 20 feet [6.09 metres] away from him, and injured his left foot, calf and ankle. His stomach was also seriously injured by shrapnel from the shell. His lower calf was almost cut apart [split open], and he was in an emergency condition, so he was sent immediately to a nearby clinic [supported by the Karen Department of Health and Welfare (KDHW)[12]] in See Pyaw village tract by village tract leaders. He was bleeding heavily but [they were] unable to replace his blood [give him a transfusion] at that clinic. Since the SAC do not allow people to travel before 6 am, villagers could not send the victim to the nearby clinic in Thein Zat Yat Town. [The villager was transferred to another local clinic in Kyaw Pya village tract, in Kyeh Htoh Township, run by volunteer medics.] After, he was sent to a[nother] KDHW clinic in Ae--- village, Ha T’Reh village tract, Hpa-an Township, Doo Tha Htoo District. He arrived at the Ae--- clinic at 2 pm and received treatment. The injury on his stomach was serious. His large intestine was hit and almost cut apart [split open]. Due to the serious injuries and severe bleeding, he passed away at the clinic.
Saw J---’s body was brought back to his house and was cremated in Af--- village, Pyin K’Don Kone village tract. Saw J--- had four family members who relied on him [financially]. Saw J---'s family faced many problems after he passed away. [After this incident,] it was not safe to extract rubber latex [due to SAC shelling], so they [rubber extractors] stopped doing it [in Ac--- village]. Due to prices rising, Saw J---’s family encountered many problems because they no longer have a regular income. Saw J--- was injured on May 6th 2024, at 4:52 am, and passed away on May 7th 2024, at 8:05 am.
The SAC often conducted shelling [in 2024], so villagers were afraid to sleep in their houses, and they had to sleep in their bunkers. The SAC fired both mortar shells and guns [villagers reported hearing shelling and gunshots], so villagers had to hide [in a safe place outside of the village] to sleep in the evening.
SAC restrictions on travel and fishing causing livelihood challenges
Most of the villagers in Ab--- village, Hk’Rweh village tract, depended on fishing on the Xa--- River for their livelihood. Normally, villagers were fishing during the night time. Due to restrictions from SAC and Pyu Saw Htee[13] soldiers [in the area], it became a barrier for the villagers’ livelihood activities: SAC and Pyu Saw Htee soldiers did not allow any boat to travel at night. If they saw any boat, they would shoot or arrest the villagers on it. In March 2024, two fishermen were arbitrarily arrested by SAC and Pyu Saw Htee soldiers.
Furthermore, the SAC planted landmines on the riverbank [of Xa--- River], so villagers faced challenges for their livelihood activities. There were many problems to secure their living, and [humanitarian] organisations were unable to reach the place and provide support [due to security concerns].
Since it was the hot season, it was okay for villagers [in Hk’Rweh village tract] to sleep in a bunker. However, if it were the rainy season [from June to October], it would be a problem for villagers to sleep in a bunker [due to rain water getting into the bunker].
Further background reading on the situation on indiscriminate shelling in Southeast Burma/Myanmar can be found in the following KHRG reports:
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These two photos were taken in March 2024, in Ab--- village, Hk’Rweh village tract, Kyeh Htoh Township, Doo Tha Htoo District. On February 17th 2024, at around 12 am, SAC soldiers based in Ad--- village, Waw Township, Bago Division, conducted a drone strike into Ab--- village, Hk’Rweh village tract, and two bombs landed on the house of a villager named Daw D---. The shrapnel from the explosion damaged her house and injured her daughter, Ma E--- (18 years old), on her head and chin. These two photos show the house, which was damaged by the SAC drone strike. [Photos: KHRG]
January: SAC shelling injured two teenagers in Hk’Rweh village tract
On January 16th 2024, at 6:30 pm, the State Administration Council (SAC)[2] Artillery Unit #310 under the Light Infantry Division (LID)[3] #44, based at Thein Za Yat Town, Kyeh Htoh Township, fired three 60 mm mortar shells into Aa--- village, Hk’Rweh village tract[4], and two shells exploded [inside of the village]. [The last shell landed and exploded outside the village]. One of the mortar shells landed in the garden of Ko[5] A---’s house and injured a grade-10 student, named Maung[6] B--- (17 years old), on his left thigh, and Maung C--- (19 years old) on his back. They [the two teenagers] were injured when they were returning home and walking with their arms around each other’s shoulders. They were sent to a nearby clinic [and received treatment from a Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM)[7] health worker]. [The next day, they were sent to a public hospital administered by the SAC in Thein Za Yat Town for further treatment.] The victims were unable to afford the cost of medical treatment [from the hospital] due to their livelihood problems [exact details unknown]. [The second shell that landed in the village resulted in no damages.]
February: SAC drone strikes caused injury and house damages in Hk’Rweh village tract
On February 17th 2024, at around 12 am, SAC [soldiers] based in Ad--- village, Waw Township, Bago Division, conducted a drone strike onto Ab--- village, Hk’Rweh village tract, Kyeh Htoh Township. The drone dropped two bombs that landed on the house of villagers named Daw[8] D--- [and Ko F---]. The shrapnel from the explosion injured her daughter, Ma[9] E--- (18 years old), on her head and chin. The roof of the house and furniture were also damaged.
That night, at 12:40 am the first bomb that was dropped by drone landed on Daw D---’s house and injured her daughter [Ma E---]. After a few minutes, SAC soldiers based in Ad--- village fired 120 mm mortar shells. At the same time, the drone dropped another bomb on Daw D---’s house for the second time. [Local villagers do not know why the SAC targeted this villager’s house.]
Ma E--- was sent to a nearby clinic [run by local health workers on a voluntary basis]. Ma E--- received treatment for three days and recovered. On the fourth day, she returned to her house.
There is only the Xa--- River between Ad--- village and Ab--- village, Hk’Rweh village tract, so shelling and gunfire were often fired into the [Ab---] village. On the same day, February 17th 2024, at 9 am, the same SAC soldiers from Ad--- village, Waw Township, also conducted shelling and one of the mortar shells landed in the garden of the sister of Ko F--- (named Daw H---) in Ab--- village. The shelling damaged the glass of the window and wall of her house.
One mortar shell (60 mm) landed in the garden of Ko G---’s house, near Ko F---’s house. Three houses were minorly damaged by the shrapnel from the [SAC] shelling and one chicken was killed. Those three houses belong to Daw H---, U[10] I---, and Ko F---.
May: SAC shelling in See Pyaw village tract killed one villager
On May 6th 2024, SAC Artillery Unit #310 fired three Howitzer rounds (122 mm) into Ac--- village, See Pyaw village tract, [at 4:20 am, 4:52 am, and 5:00 am]. At 4:52 am, one shell landed in a rubber plantation in Ac--- village and exploded. The explosion killed Saw[11] J--- (45 years old) from Af--- village, Pyin K’Done village tract, Kyeh Htoh Township, while he was extracting rubber latex. Saw J--- is from Af--- village, but he came to Ac--- village to work on a rubber plantation to support his family.
Normally, rubber plantation workers wake up early in the morning to extract the rubber [as the tree] produces more rubber latex [then]. One of the Howitzer shells landed next to Saw J---, about 20 feet [6.09 metres] away from him, and injured his left foot, calf and ankle. His stomach was also seriously injured by shrapnel from the shell. His lower calf was almost cut apart [split open], and he was in an emergency condition, so he was sent immediately to a nearby clinic [supported by the Karen Department of Health and Welfare (KDHW)[12]] in See Pyaw village tract by village tract leaders. He was bleeding heavily but [they were] unable to replace his blood [give him a transfusion] at that clinic. Since the SAC do not allow people to travel before 6 am, villagers could not send the victim to the nearby clinic in Thein Zat Yat Town. [The villager was transferred to another local clinic in Kyaw Pya village tract, in Kyeh Htoh Township, run by volunteer medics.] After, he was sent to a[nother] KDHW clinic in Ae--- village, Ha T’Reh village tract, Hpa-an Township, Doo Tha Htoo District. He arrived at the Ae--- clinic at 2 pm and received treatment. The injury on his stomach was serious. His large intestine was hit and almost cut apart [split open]. Due to the serious injuries and severe bleeding, he passed away at the clinic.
Saw J---’s body was brought back to his house and was cremated in Af--- village, Pyin K’Don Kone village tract. Saw J--- had four family members who relied on him [financially]. Saw J---'s family faced many problems after he passed away. [After this incident,] it was not safe to extract rubber latex [due to SAC shelling], so they [rubber extractors] stopped doing it [in Ac--- village]. Due to prices rising, Saw J---’s family encountered many problems because they no longer have a regular income. Saw J--- was injured on May 6th 2024, at 4:52 am, and passed away on May 7th 2024, at 8:05 am.
The SAC often conducted shelling [in 2024], so villagers were afraid to sleep in their houses, and they had to sleep in their bunkers. The SAC fired both mortar shells and guns [villagers reported hearing shelling and gunshots], so villagers had to hide [in a safe place outside of the village] to sleep in the evening.
SAC restrictions on travel and fishing causing livelihood challenges
Most of the villagers in Ab--- village, Hk’Rweh village tract, depended on fishing on the Xa--- River for their livelihood. Normally, villagers were fishing during the night time. Due to restrictions from SAC and Pyu Saw Htee[13] soldiers [in the area], it became a barrier for the villagers’ livelihood activities: SAC and Pyu Saw Htee soldiers did not allow any boat to travel at night. If they saw any boat, they would shoot or arrest the villagers on it. In March 2024, two fishermen were arbitrarily arrested by SAC and Pyu Saw Htee soldiers.
Furthermore, the SAC planted landmines on the riverbank [of Xa--- River], so villagers faced challenges for their livelihood activities. There were many problems to secure their living, and [humanitarian] organisations were unable to reach the place and provide support [due to security concerns].
Since it was the hot season, it was okay for villagers [in Hk’Rweh village tract] to sleep in a bunker. However, if it were the rainy season [from June to October], it would be a problem for villagers to sleep in a bunker [due to rain water getting into the bunker].
Further background reading on the situation on indiscriminate shelling in Southeast Burma/Myanmar can be found in the following KHRG reports:
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These two photos were taken in May 2024, in a local clinic in Kyaw Pya village tract, Kyeh Htoh Township, Doo Tha Htoo District. On May 6th 2024, starting at 4:20 am, SAC Artillery Unit #310, based in Thein Za Yat Town, Kyeh Htoh Township, fired three Howitzer shells and one shell landed into a rubber plantation in Ac--- village, See Pyaw village tract, and exploded, injuring a villager named Saw J--- (45 years old), from Af--- village, Pyin K’Done village tract. The photo on the left shows the injury to Saw J---’s calf, and the photo on the right shows the injury on his hand. The villager died in the clinic where he was receiving treatment due to the severity of his wounds. [Photos: Local villager]
January: SAC shelling injured two teenagers in Hk’Rweh village tract
On January 16th 2024, at 6:30 pm, the State Administration Council (SAC)[2] Artillery Unit #310 under the Light Infantry Division (LID)[3] #44, based at Thein Za Yat Town, Kyeh Htoh Township, fired three 60 mm mortar shells into Aa--- village, Hk’Rweh village tract[4], and two shells exploded [inside of the village]. [The last shell landed and exploded outside the village]. One of the mortar shells landed in the garden of Ko[5] A---’s house and injured a grade-10 student, named Maung[6] B--- (17 years old), on his left thigh, and Maung C--- (19 years old) on his back. They [the two teenagers] were injured when they were returning home and walking with their arms around each other’s shoulders. They were sent to a nearby clinic [and received treatment from a Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM)[7] health worker]. [The next day, they were sent to a public hospital administered by the SAC in Thein Za Yat Town for further treatment.] The victims were unable to afford the cost of medical treatment [from the hospital] due to their livelihood problems [exact details unknown]. [The second shell that landed in the village resulted in no damages.]
February: SAC drone strikes caused injury and house damages in Hk’Rweh village tract
On February 17th 2024, at around 12 am, SAC [soldiers] based in Ad--- village, Waw Township, Bago Division, conducted a drone strike onto Ab--- village, Hk’Rweh village tract, Kyeh Htoh Township. The drone dropped two bombs that landed on the house of villagers named Daw[8] D--- [and Ko F---]. The shrapnel from the explosion injured her daughter, Ma[9] E--- (18 years old), on her head and chin. The roof of the house and furniture were also damaged.
That night, at 12:40 am the first bomb that was dropped by drone landed on Daw D---’s house and injured her daughter [Ma E---]. After a few minutes, SAC soldiers based in Ad--- village fired 120 mm mortar shells. At the same time, the drone dropped another bomb on Daw D---’s house for the second time. [Local villagers do not know why the SAC targeted this villager’s house.]
Ma E--- was sent to a nearby clinic [run by local health workers on a voluntary basis]. Ma E--- received treatment for three days and recovered. On the fourth day, she returned to her house.
There is only the Xa--- River between Ad--- village and Ab--- village, Hk’Rweh village tract, so shelling and gunfire were often fired into the [Ab---] village. On the same day, February 17th 2024, at 9 am, the same SAC soldiers from Ad--- village, Waw Township, also conducted shelling and one of the mortar shells landed in the garden of the sister of Ko F--- (named Daw H---) in Ab--- village. The shelling damaged the glass of the window and wall of her house.
One mortar shell (60 mm) landed in the garden of Ko G---’s house, near Ko F---’s house. Three houses were minorly damaged by the shrapnel from the [SAC] shelling and one chicken was killed. Those three houses belong to Daw H---, U[10] I---, and Ko F---.
May: SAC shelling in See Pyaw village tract killed one villager
On May 6th 2024, SAC Artillery Unit #310 fired three Howitzer rounds (122 mm) into Ac--- village, See Pyaw village tract, [at 4:20 am, 4:52 am, and 5:00 am]. At 4:52 am, one shell landed in a rubber plantation in Ac--- village and exploded. The explosion killed Saw[11] J--- (45 years old) from Af--- village, Pyin K’Done village tract, Kyeh Htoh Township, while he was extracting rubber latex. Saw J--- is from Af--- village, but he came to Ac--- village to work on a rubber plantation to support his family.
Normally, rubber plantation workers wake up early in the morning to extract the rubber [as the tree] produces more rubber latex [then]. One of the Howitzer shells landed next to Saw J---, about 20 feet [6.09 metres] away from him, and injured his left foot, calf and ankle. His stomach was also seriously injured by shrapnel from the shell. His lower calf was almost cut apart [split open], and he was in an emergency condition, so he was sent immediately to a nearby clinic [supported by the Karen Department of Health and Welfare (KDHW)[12]] in See Pyaw village tract by village tract leaders. He was bleeding heavily but [they were] unable to replace his blood [give him a transfusion] at that clinic. Since the SAC do not allow people to travel before 6 am, villagers could not send the victim to the nearby clinic in Thein Zat Yat Town. [The villager was transferred to another local clinic in Kyaw Pya village tract, in Kyeh Htoh Township, run by volunteer medics.] After, he was sent to a[nother] KDHW clinic in Ae--- village, Ha T’Reh village tract, Hpa-an Township, Doo Tha Htoo District. He arrived at the Ae--- clinic at 2 pm and received treatment. The injury on his stomach was serious. His large intestine was hit and almost cut apart [split open]. Due to the serious injuries and severe bleeding, he passed away at the clinic.
Saw J---’s body was brought back to his house and was cremated in Af--- village, Pyin K’Don Kone village tract. Saw J--- had four family members who relied on him [financially]. Saw J---'s family faced many problems after he passed away. [After this incident,] it was not safe to extract rubber latex [due to SAC shelling], so they [rubber extractors] stopped doing it [in Ac--- village]. Due to prices rising, Saw J---’s family encountered many problems because they no longer have a regular income. Saw J--- was injured on May 6th 2024, at 4:52 am, and passed away on May 7th 2024, at 8:05 am.
The SAC often conducted shelling [in 2024], so villagers were afraid to sleep in their houses, and they had to sleep in their bunkers. The SAC fired both mortar shells and guns [villagers reported hearing shelling and gunshots], so villagers had to hide [in a safe place outside of the village] to sleep in the evening.
SAC restrictions on travel and fishing causing livelihood challenges
Most of the villagers in Ab--- village, Hk’Rweh village tract, depended on fishing on the Xa--- River for their livelihood. Normally, villagers were fishing during the night time. Due to restrictions from SAC and Pyu Saw Htee[13] soldiers [in the area], it became a barrier for the villagers’ livelihood activities: SAC and Pyu Saw Htee soldiers did not allow any boat to travel at night. If they saw any boat, they would shoot or arrest the villagers on it. In March 2024, two fishermen were arbitrarily arrested by SAC and Pyu Saw Htee soldiers.
Furthermore, the SAC planted landmines on the riverbank [of Xa--- River], so villagers faced challenges for their livelihood activities. There were many problems to secure their living, and [humanitarian] organisations were unable to reach the place and provide support [due to security concerns].
Since it was the hot season, it was okay for villagers [in Hk’Rweh village tract] to sleep in a bunker. However, if it were the rainy season [from June to October], it would be a problem for villagers to sleep in a bunker [due to rain water getting into the bunker].
Further background reading on the situation on indiscriminate shelling in Southeast Burma/Myanmar can be found in the following KHRG reports: