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“A reconnaissance plane of the Military Council was flying above the area around 5:00 AM. Then, the jet fighters arrived around 8:00 PM and dropped two bombs. The church was badly damaged. But there were no casualties”, he told KIC. On February 8th, the KNDO 8th Battalion issued a warning addressing to other armed organizations and civilians not to cross…

A resident of Kawkareik who refused to disclose his name told KIC, “According to martial law,locals are instructed not to leave the house between 7:00 pm and 6:00 am. As soon as they see people on the street who violate that rule even a little bit, they arrest them. We also heard that detainees were charged in court, were all…

A displaced person said that locals had to flee to Myeik, due to more frequent armed clashes between the local People’s Defense Forces (PDF) and the Military Council in Palaw and Palauk sub-townships in recent days, but they are facing difficulties such as accommodation. 5 PDF fighters were injured in a 6-hour battle with the Military Council in Palaw recently.…

Local sources claimed that 5 Junta soldiers were killed and at least 10 others were injured during these clashes. 3 PDF members also sacrificed their lives in these skirmishes, once in the north of Ye-U on February 4th and once in the west of Ye-U on February 6th, a local resistance fighter told KNG. “Two comrades from the Shwebo District…

In the demonstration, they demanded not to recognize the military council election in 2023, to extend the visa period of those who participated in the Spring Revolution and CDM, to establish formal diplomatic relations with the NUG, and protested against the invitation of the representatives appointed by the Military Council to the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting. Ma Moe Zin, spokesperson…

U Banya the director of the Karenni Human Rights Group (KHRG) reported, “ The violation of human rights unleashed after the military coup is unprecedented In Karenni history . Demoso and Hpruso townships are now only military are left there as all the people have fled, leaving behind ghost towns. In the city of Loikaw, except for the urban area,…

“An aircraft dropped bombs at around 12:00 PM. We heard 9 or 10 bombs exploding. So far, only 9 spots have been found where the bombs landed. No one was injured because the bombs missed the villages and residential areas”, a villager who lives south of Kawkareik told KIC. After the coup, the southern region of Kawkareik became an area…

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…