FBR Team Conducts Relief Mission in Arakan State   7 May 2013 Arakan State, Burma   **The following is a raw report from one of our ethnic headquarters staff, who lead a team of rangers to Arakan State for a relief mission in January 2013.  A Letter From An FBR Leader’s Relief Mission in Arakan State [...]

FBR Report: Rangers Complete Pack Animal and Solar Training 7 April, 2013 Karen State, Burma With the expert and generous help of a veterinarian and a solar power team, the Free Burma Ranger team members recently completed pack animal and solar training in Karen State, Burma. For the second year in a row, Dr. John, a [...]

Situation Update in Karen State Karen State, Burma 5 April 2013   In This Report Forced Labor in Doo Tha Htoo and Doo Pla Ya districts Burma Army makes improvements and additions to roads and camps in Karen State Villages in Toungoo district flooded after the construction of the Toe Bo Dam Flooding in Kler Lwee Htoo [...]

FBR Report: Graduation of the JSMK Class of 2012 From FBR’s Jungle School of Medicine-Kawthoolei (JSMK) Karen State, Burma March 20, 2012 On February 8, 2013, FBR’s Jungle School of Medicine-Kawthoolei (JSMK) graduated 18 new medics from different areas of Karen State. Several Karen leaders, as well as villagers and students from a nearby school, [...]

FBR Report: Burma Army Attacks Against the Kachin Since Ceasefire Declared 21 January, 2013 Kachin State, Burma The Burma Army is continuing attacks against the Kachin in multiple areas in spite of an announced ceasefire. On Friday, 18 January 2013, the Government of Burma declared a ceasefire for fighting in Kachin State, to take effect at 6am Saturday, 19 January 2013.   Village [...]

FBR Report: Burma Army attacks against Kachin continue despite ceasefire 18 January, 2013 Kachin State, Burma At 5pm Friday, 18 January 2013, Burma Army airstrikes occurred near Lajayang and Laiza in Kachin State.  On Friday evening, the Government of Burma announced a ceasefire to begin 6am Saturday.  No further air attacks have been reported on [...]

FBR Report: Changes in Burma and the FBR mission Karen State, Burma 16 January, 2013 Dear friends, Thank you for all your love, support and prayers. We are sending this out from Karen State, Burma where we have graduated 15 new FBR relief teams, will soon graduate the next group of medics from the FBR [...]

FBR Report: Burma Army Jet Fighters and Helicopters Support Continued Ground Assaults in Kachin State, Killing and Injuring Civilians Kachin State, Burma 11 January 2013 For the past month, the Burma Army has been consistently employing the use of helicopters in an increasingly violent campaign against the Kachin. New offensives have opened in Lajayang, Pang Wa, [...]

FBR Report: A Foundation Tested by War and Change Karen State, Burma 9 January, 2013 In some areas of Burma there is a new openness and reforms; however, where we are in Karen State the Burma Army continues the buildup of its camps and roads. In Kachin State in northern Burma an offensive has been [...]

FBR Report: Burma Army Opens New Offensive in Pang Wa and Laiza Areas, Using Helicopters and Landmines in Attacks in Kachin State Kachin State, Burma 26 December 2012 Note: This report was written in late December 2012, but is being sent now on 6 January 2013. We apologize for the delay. This report contains a [...]

FBR Report: Burma Military Air and Ground Attacks against the  Kachin ; Situation update of Kachin State as of 3 January 2013 3 January, 2013 Kachin State 31 Dec, 2012 at;12:45 pm  the Burma military uses two Fighter jets – shooting machine guns, dropping  bombs and using chemical munitions (possibly HC CS – or some form [...]