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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…

The Thae Baw Boe base, which had been under the control of the Military Council for about 30 years, was captured on May 18 by KNLA (Karen National Liberation Army).  It has become a prime objective for the Tatmadaw command to recapture the camp and is attacking in two columns. A Thae Baw Boe villager commented, “The Military Council troops…

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…