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On January 8th, a 100-strong Military Council unit arrived at Wa Kone village and set fire to 15 houses along the main road. As a result of this arson attack, the entire village was forced to flee. “When they arrived at the village, they set fire to everything they found on either side of the main road. All the people…

Since the 2021 coup there has been a steady stream of defectors from an ever more brutal regime. The ranks of soldiers and police defectors have added to large numbers of CDM doctors nurses and teachers, who found sanctuary in the EAO -controlled jungle areas. Six soldiers from the Military Council’s Light Infantry Battalion 404 platoon 2, from the Kaw…

The Military Council carried out heavy air strikes using up to seven fighter jets on a single day on January 7th in Mutraw, an area of the KNU 5th Brigade. During these air attacks, four bombs fell into Yar Hti Hta village in Me Thu village tract of Dwe Lo township, killing four people from a family and two gold…

In the Shwe Kokko village (Shwe Kokko new city project) controlled by the Border Guard Forces (BGF), there is systematic abuse of employees who cannot recruit enough workers through online to meet the target, a witness said. According to a young witness, the employees are required to recruit about 10 women a month, and if they fail to achieve a…

In the territory controlled by the 6th Brigade, fighting between the Revolutionary Joint Forces led by the local Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and the Military Council, has intensified since the end of last year. Heavy bombardment by the regime’s air force has forced thousands of local residents to flee their homes. “ There have been bombardments by warplanes, and…

On January 1st,revolutionary joint forces led by the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), attacked the Military Council troops stationed in the hilly area where the Taung Sun monastery is located in Taung Sun village. In that operation, more than half of the Military Council’s camp was burned down, but the revolutionary forces had to retreat when air support arrived. Ko…

In the past, civilians were also treated at the hospital. However, since the end of 2022, the permission of civilians to go to the hospital has been suspended, a Hpa-An resident who did not want to be named told KIC. “My father was taken to the hospital due to a health emergency, but he could not be admitted to the…

A volunteer who is helping the internally displaced people (IDPs) told KIC, “It is very cold here and water is scarce, so adults and children easily get sick. Most of them have occasional diarrhea and stomach ache. They also vomit. Although it is generally considered to be seasonal flu, this issue should not be neglected. Some patients need to be…

The 16th Battalion of the Karen National Liberation Army, the KNU’s armed wing clashed with the regimetroops stationed in the Taung Sun village monastery, causing hundreds of residents to flee their homes. On December 31st, the Military Council launched airstrikes on the area where the battle took place. A Taung Sun villager told KIC on January 1st “There was a…

“All Karen people wherever they live, Karen armed organizations and armed resistance groups have to work together for a single goal under a single Karen flag”, the KNU Chairperson urged A review of the efforts of the Karen national movement has shown that our biggest weaknesses were found to be in our divisions and loss of unity,” he pointed out.…