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Locals claimed, “Thehilltop camp of BGF Commander Bo Maung Chit, based in KNU 5th Brigade’s Kamamaung area, kept up a continuous barrage of artillery fire On November 28 and 29, damaging many houses and some religious buildings inthevillages of Lay Kay, Min Saw, TaGae Long and Myit Kyo in Bilin township. A local woman told KIC “They were firing two…

According to volunteers helping the internally displaced people (IDPs), on November 28, Military Council troops invaded Nyein Chan Myaing area near Pulain village of Takontiang village tract and burned down at least 2 houses.As a result of the offensive, residents of Khale, Takontaing, Pulain, Khale Lay, Myo Haung, Phaya Ngar Su, Nan Thaing Tun and nearby villages have fled from…

U Mote Sate, information officer of the Northern Thandaung Defense Force informed KIC, “We first formulated a strategy to reduce the size military forces based in their camp at Than Moe Daung. At around 6:00 AM that day, the Northern Thandaung Defense Force, the 4th Division of Southern 3501st Battalion and People Defense Forces (PDFs) jointly launched an attack and…

Phado Saw Aye Naing, KNU’s Thaton District Secretary told KIC, that there were no casualties from the bombing, but two buildings were damaged. He reported that, “This time they bombed the brigade headquarters. They attacked twice and dropped a total of 4 bombs, but there were no casualties because the buildings were empty at the time, but the buildings were…

The 16-day campaign, which began on November 25 in Kamahta village in Hlaingbwe Township, aims to educate locals about violence against women in the hope of completely eradicating it in the future, said Naw Ma Sein Kyaw KWO’s district chairwoman in Hpa-An. “Currently, there are still many incidents of violence and harassment against women. That why the International Day for…

Ma Zu Padonma, Associate 1st General Secretary of MWU, explained the purpose of the event organized by BWU officials. “Since the formation of the BWU, the role of women in the revolution, the lives of female prisoners, and the conditions faced by ethnic women under the military dictatorship have been assiduously documented. This book was published to record the important…

Frequent fighting between the Military Council and the local Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) joint forces in the southern outskirts of Kawkareik, has caused difficulties to refuel the machinery at the phone towers in the area hence phone lines have been cut off, locals said. Phone lines were initially cut in the Kyate village area south of Kawkareik. Since October…

An officer of KNLA’s 6th Brigade confirmed to KIC that ten Military Council soldiers were eliminated during the gunfight, and a 60mm mortar, three MA 2 guns, two M16 rifles, an AK rifle, and a medium-sized machine gun were seized and also three grenades. The Karen National Liberation Army officer who fought in the battle described what happened. “Then the…

At around 5:00 AM in the morning on November 21, the military council troops stationed in the Taung Kalay village police station were attacked by the revolutionary joint forces. After that, an artillery battalion based in Abit village fired into Taung Kalay village, and 2 helicopters of the Southeast Regional Command also came and bombed the village, forcing the villagers…

No fighting was going on at the time, but the BGF deliberately opened fire with artillery and small arms. Some vehicles crossing the river from the other side of Mizan village were also hit by BGF’s gun attack, a local said. The girl and her elder brother died on the spot and their mother was seriously injured. Another man on…