Karen News

“Recently, there has been fighting around Hton Htaw Village. After that, junta troops are forcibly commandeering civilian vehicles from 6-Mile Village, which is nearby. These trucks and lorries are then used by soldiers to transport troops and supplies,” a Karen National Union (KNU) officer in Tanintharyi Township said. Additionally, the junta troops have established checkpoints in Tanintharyi Township, targeting and…

A revolutionary military source told KIC: “It has been over a month since the junta’s hill camp was blocked. We have used drone strikes to drop bombs and sniper fire to maintain the blockade. The junta soldiers inside raised a white flag, which was taken down shortly after. Since nightfall, drones have continued to drop bombs, while the junta has…

In the statement issued on September 2, the KTLA announced its intention to inform the public, Kawthoolei communities, and advocates about Thailand’s plan to mediate negotiations between the two sides. KIC has contacted KTLA leaders for more details about the statement but has not yet received a response. However, sources close to KTLA have confirmed that the statement was indeed…

The junta’s security checkpoint, established near the Gyaing River Bridge—a section of the road under junta control—has seen strict inspections of passing cargo trucks. Troops, members of the junta-aligned Border Guard Force (BGF), and other affiliated groups have been deployed to enforce these inspections. “Soldiers and BGF members at the Gyaing Bridge are conducting very strict checks. The soldiers threatened…

Locals allege that the junta deliberately breached two dams on tributaries that flow into the Sittaung River. The Ngalaik Dam on Ngalaik Creek, in Pyinmana Township, in Naypyidaw Council Territory, and the Swar Dam on Swar Creek, in Swar (a.k.a.Hswar) Town, Yedashe Township, Bago Region. Over 5,000 people living in nearby villages and urban areas have been affected by the…

The two Myeik based journalists were arrested by the junta at their homes on 11 December 2023. Ko Aung San Oo was subsequently sentenced to 20 years in prison and Ko Myo Myint Oo received a life sentence. Neither of the men have the right to appeal their excessive sentences. Despite the journalists’ right to appeal and receive a fair…

A Kyondoe resident reported seeing about 20 individuals in black uniforms positioned covertly near the Chaung Phya Bridge at the town’s exit. He added that the BGF faction led by Bo Myat Hlaing and his brother Myint Aung have deployed additional troops in nearby areas like Chauk Taing, Yaybu Shit Taing, and Koe Taing, where they have also set up…

The groups doing this are the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) Border Guard Force (BGF) under Bo Bi and the junta-aligned Karen (KNU/KNLA) Peace Council (KPC) who previously signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) with the Myanmar Army. Fighters from both forces are backing up junta soldiers manning checkpoints and entrances and exits to various villages and towns in Karen…

According to people assisting the displaced people (IDPs) in Myawaddy Town, junta troops launched an offensive from Myawaddy Town to recapture its four bases in Thingannyinaung Village Tract. They are the Thingannyinaung strategic base and the bases of Light Infantry Battalions (LIBs) 355, 356 and 357, which are currently occupied by the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and allied people’s…

Since 15 August 2024, the warship has been patrolling off the coast from the junta’s Theapon Taung military base and further west off the coast of Thabawtseik Village. It has been firing into the villages of Thabawtseik, Pyingyi, and Kayingyi almost daily, according to a Launglon Township resident. He said to KIC: “The warship fire shells almost every day, seemingly…