Karen News

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.…

Before and after the 2021 coup, KNLA brigades had policy differences, and the DKBA (Karen Buddhist Army) and the KNLA-PC are breakaway factions from the KNU, who at various timeshad been bitter enemies. Padoh Saw Hla Tun the KNU’s General Secretary number 2 told KIC “ This meeting was held with the aim of informing the people about the political…

Military Council troops based in Phalu Phaya Hill have been bombarding the area day and night with artillery since November 7 close to the border .This inevitably leads to villages on the Thai side fearing some stray artillery shells falling and exploding around homes. A resident of Molychai village on the Thai side revealed that, “the villagers are worried, and…

On November 12, the KNLA’s 9th and 7th battalions jointly attacked the Military Council&’s Thansate base in the 7th battalion’s territory and the Bawkahtar and Tontatar bases in the 9th battalion’s territory. The KNU statement listed their haul : 8 MA-type guns and 3070 bullets, 2 9 mm pistols, an 81 mm gun and 68 bullet rounds, five 60 mm…

Three military including the deputy battalion commander were killed which then led to angry reprisals against Winsein villagers in Thaton later the same day. In the aftermath of the shooting, an 80-strong Military Council unit entered Winsein village Thaton at 3pm ,spraying bullets, and firing randomly in all directions forcing the villagers to flee for their lives. One of the…

The conference took place on November 5-6 th inside KNU-held territory in Win Ye Township, Dupala District Karen State. KYO Chairman Saw Pho Khwa Do reported that “Karen, Mon, Bamar and 15 other ethnic groups were represented at this forum, which was focused on: How to cooperate to build a peaceful future based on a Federal Union ? Other questions…

“ We heard gunshots around 3 or 4am in the morning. It has calmed down even now we still don’t dare to leave the house,” a resident told KIC around 10am. The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and the People’s Defence Forces (PDF) jointly attacked the military academy’s security gate. A person close to the joint forces said that 4…

After the fighting between the joint forces of the Military Council and BGF (Border Guard Forces) and the KNLA (Karen National Liberation Army , and Karen National Defense Organization allied forces, the Military Council then launched air force attacks and artillery shelling on residential areas, causing many civilian casualties detailed in KNU’s November 6 th report. KNU said that in…