Karen News

Lt. Col. Saw El Mya Htoo chief of the KNDO’s 8 th brigade told KIC , “On Karen Revolution Day (January 31st) and the coup anniversary (February 1st), we partnered with KNLA 103rd Battalion and launched an attack. I myself led the attack, in which we targeted where their leadership would be, and attached high-explosive shells to the drone. Both…

3 houses were burnt down, 2 belonging to KNU officials. The other one was a local shop-owner. But the arson attack focused on houses belonging to the KNU, reported locals from Thandaung. “ A house next to my friend’s house was burnt down. That house was the residence of a KNU leader. Another victim whose house was burned burnt down…

A resident of Kawtnwe said that in the middle of December last year in Kawtnwe village and nearby villages, there was a fierce battle between the revolutionary joint forces led by the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and the coup Military Council troops. The bodies of the Military Council soldiers who died during the battle have just been exhumed and…

The Taung Nyo column commander in his speech said “There are comrades who gave their lives in the revolution, and there are comrades who lost limbs and other injuries in the struggle. The revolution, which started from zero, has been gradually built up and already has come a long way. If we want a free democratic country, we need to…

U Nay Phone Latt, spokesperson of NUG, said that the decision was made to support CDMs mentally and physically. “The CDM Success Committee has been formed at NUG and has been supporting CDM for a long time. In the financial part, we worked to support CDM employees according to the relevant ministries of NUG. For example, we focused on providing…

Lieutenant Colonel Saw Sa Lone, the platoon commander of the White Elephant column and the battalion commander of the Kawthoolei Army (KTLA) special commando unit told KIC “ The family members of the police officers were also released, included 3 women and 3 children.They said their plan was to work in Thailand. So after we contacted the commander in chief…

In the two years since Myanmar’s military seized power from the country’s elected lawmakers it has waged a war of terror against its citizens – members of the Civil Disobedience Movement, artists, poets, actors, politicians, health workers, student leaders, public servants, workers, and journalists. The military-appointed State Administration Council amended laws to punish anyone critical of its illegal coup or…

From the time of the coup -February 1 st 2021 – January 25, 2023, the Military Council bombarded civilian communities, urban areas where the People’s Defense Forces (PDF/LDF) operated, and areas controlled by Ethnic Revolutionary Organizations (ERO) for 258 days, according to the BNI-MPM statement. The report also stated that in the Military Council’s airstrikes, the most targeted attacks were…

The president of KNU said, “The resistance revolution is not something that will be done by the strength of one person. Moreover, it is not something that must be done by the ethnic group alone. We must all work together. In order to strengthen and succeed in our efforts, we must fight together with other ethnic groups who are uproot…

On the morning of January 27th, the People’s Defense Forces in Thandaung attacked the Military Council’s Leik Tho-based encampment, killing a battalion commander. After that incident, the Military Council fired artillery at the city area in retaliation. “At the moment, almost everyone in the entire town had to flee. The number of people remaining in the city’s neighborhoods is very…