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More than 270 bushels of rice were destroyed by the arson attack. Regime troops also looted valuable antiques, solar panels and other things belonging to the villagers. Lieutenant Colonel Saw Kaleldo the spokesperson of the KNU 5th Brigade stated, “The activities of the Myanmar Army have gradually increased in our 5th Brigade territory. Air strikes and artillery fire have also…

The shelling on December 11 th came from 120 mm cannons of the Hlaing Wa artillery corps under 12th Command Division based in Kawkareik township, destroying six residential houses in two villages, locals said. Two houses in Taung Kyar Inn and four in Long Kai were destroyed by regime bombardments. A Long Kai villager told KIC “Shots were fired from…

By Karen News A mother of two adult sons now working in Thailand, explained why they left to avoid conscription. The woman still lives in Kawkareik Township, which is under the control of the military regime and its militia, the Border Guard Force. Like others in the area, she said she has had to ‘protection money’ to various armed forces…

After the coup, the Military Council took full control of MOGE and seized $1.5 billion in operating income. The previous open letter sent to the US government already pointed out that the continued receipt of income from MOGE, encourages the Myanmar Military to keep its brutal rule and prolong the coup. “ We have already sent an open letter to…

According to a woman who requested anonymity for fear of reprisals, three shells were fired at Maung Ma Ywar Thit village: one hit the roof of the school and the others landed nearby. “Fortunately, most of the students weren’t in school as it was lunchtime.” The woman said the child’s left arm was seriously injured by shrapnel, and the teacher…

The IFJ in statement released on its website on December 1st explained that “Since the military coup and crackdown by Myanmar’s junta on the nation’s independent media, hundreds of journalists have lost their jobs with many media outlets shuttered.” The IFJ, representing 600,000 media professionals from 187 trade unions and associations in more than 140 countries acknowledged that despite massive…

“For various reasons, some of them cannot leave their homes, so they work near their village in the morning and sleep in the monastery at night”, but most people have wandered from village to village to escape the air raids, a volunteer providing them with food said on condition of anonymity. Many have ended up in Long Kai, Phar Kya,…

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…