Karen News

The junta columns suffered heavy casualties from attacks by the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and allied resistance groups. Consequently, the troops withdrew to Kyondoe Town in Kawkareik Township to regroup with newly arrived reinforcements, according to a resistance source. “Junta troops tried to push forward toward Miphale and Mtiphosan villages but had to pull back after losing at least…

In October, the junta launched an operation to secure the route to the Dawna Mountain Range through the villages of Myapataing, Kyaungsharkone, Lower Bote, and Htiphosan. During the operation, junta troops planted landmines, putting returning villagers at risk of encountering these explosives. “Four locals have been injured in landmine explosions across Chaungphya, Myapataing, Kawtphanyat, Naungmi, and Htiphosan villages. In Mipharlae…

The junta’s ground offensive is ongoing in Mutraw (Hpapun) Township, the territory of KNU Brigade 5, with junta aircraft air-dropping supplies to troops participating in the operation, according to Brigade 5 spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Saw Kler Doh. The junta’s objectives for the operation are to recapture territories it lost in Hpapun Township and to prevent the fall of its Tactical…

Junta troops are advancing from Myapataing Village toward Lower Bote, located around the Dawna Mountain Ranges, forcing locals to flee. Fierce clashes erupted after the junta’s advance was intercepted by Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA)-led resistance forces, prompting locals to flee to safer areas, a medic from the resistance alliance told KIC. “Fighting is happening every day. Now, all the…

Channels with over 4,000 subscribers, including Digital Daily and Kyaw Gyi, have circulated claims such as ‘Starlink services will be suspended at the Myanmar border’ and ‘If the local terrorist group, the People’s Defense Force (PDF), loses access to Starlink, it won’t be able to raise funds and will struggle.’ The posts reached between 500 and 2,000 views across various…

Locals reported that IT specialists and wealthy Chinese nationals were among those sent to Hpa-An, though KIC has not been able to independently verify this. “Many IT experts and Chinese businessmen from Myawaddy are now in Hpa-An. They’re staying at the Governor Hotel, Kan Thar Oo Hotel, and Zwegabin Park Hotel in the city. The junta troops haven’t arrested or…

After a junta column entered a village in Launglon Township, Tanintharyi Region, over 3,000 residents from the village and nearby communities have fled their homes. A junta column of around 100 troops arrived at Kyauksin Village via the sea, prompting over 3,000 residents from five villages including Kyauksin to flee, according to local aid workers and resistance sources. Regime soldiers…

At around 1:00 pm on October 17, junta troops opened fire on a vehicle traveling along the Paheikalaw–Lay Kay Kaw Road, which leads to Lay Kay Kaw Town in Myawaddy Township, a hotspot of conflict between the junta and Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA)-led resistance forces. According to local resistance sources, regime soldiers seized three wounded people after firing on…

On the evening of October 15, fifteen trucks carrying junta troops entered Ingyinmyaing Village, located between Falu and Minletpan villages. The troops then began shelling nearby resistance positions with artillery, sparking armed clashes. “The newly arrived junta troops joined up with the Border Guard Force in Ingyinmyaing and started firing artillery. The shelling went on all night and into the…

Junta troops stationed in Mobye (Mongpai) Town, Pekon Township, southern Shan State, near the Karenni State border, have repeatedly conducted military operations in nearby villages such as Settawyar and Loiyin. These operations have sparked frequent clashes with Karenni resistance forces, including the Karenni Nationalities Defence Force (KNDF), forcing residents of nearby IDP camps to evacuate repeatedly. “Lately, the clashes have…