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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.…

“Min Aung Hlaing (Junta Chief)’s troops have never cared about the public. They just do whatever they want and shoot at random.This time their shelling hit my father and his grandson. My father is over 90 years old.The few people left in the village, are now hiding in bomb shelters dug below their houses”, the relative told KIC. Civilians were…

Two comrades of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) under KNU 1st Brigade organized this precise mine attack on the train. The mine explosion destroyed a section of the railway line and 4 carriages. The regime forces took away the dead bodies overnight, a KNU Brigade 1 official said. “The Military Council claimed it was a passenger train that was…

Naw Gae Fo, director of the Cotton on Foundation explained the purpose of the programme was to create “ Effective ways of getting to know more about developing job opportunities and networks that can help provide income for the migrant students in Tak district, was the main purpose of the discussion programme and also to share the experience of successful…

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…