Rangers served over 930 people through Good Life Clubs (GLC), provided 450 bags of rice to 2000 IDPs, and provided medical support to resistance soldiers on the front lines under heavy fire. An airstrike destroyed a hospital and 11 houses in central Karen State.
In Paan Township, Doo Tha Htoo District, a Burma military jet attacked Pwa Gaw (Pa Lan Taung) Village, targeting the village hospital on May 4. No injuries were reported. Pa Lan Taung Hospital was run by the Myanmar central government before the coup and was the most helpful healthcare facility for the local residents.
In Kyaikhto Township, Thaton District, on Apr. 25, Kyong Chaung villagers from Hsaw Htee Township, in the neighboring district, were taking shelter in a rubber farm near Khayawe Village due to fighting between the Karen National Union (KNU) Brigade 1 and the Burma Army. At that time, the Burma military attacked the village with drones, killing a 28-year-old woman and injuring a three-year-old child. Village medical officers and Rangers went to the scene to help and collect information. Burma Army units 310 and 207 fired four 120mm mortars into Khayawe Village; three of these exploded and one did not. There were no casualties. On Apr. 28, 30 and May 1, Rangers conducted GLC programs in Ngapyaw Taw Village, Marlar Phue Village, and Kyauk Lone Gyi Village. 739 villagers participated in the program. Rangers supported 11 schools with school packs and provided medical treatment and lunch for all the GLC participants. On Apr. 29, an FBR mission team provided 450 bags of rice to over 2,000 IDPs in need from Khayawe Village, Kyaikhto Township. In Kyondoe (Krutu) Township, Dooplaya District, an armed clash broke out between the Burma military and the combined troops of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) alliance on Apr. 29. A Ranger team was on the front line to provide the resistance group with first aid and medical support. On Apr. 30, in Yae Pu Gyi Village and Chauk Tine Village, Rangers helped KNLA soldiers by moving a KNLA truck which had been targeted by a Burma military drone attack and transported a resistance soldier who was wounded by artillery fire during the battle in Kyondoe to the casualty collection point for further assistance.
From May 1 to 5, Rangers conducted GLC programs in an IDP camp near Htee Hue Than Village and supported the front line resistance soldiers with medical treatment, food, water and essential needs in Nga Tine Village, Pu Tee Gone Village, Yae Pu Gyi Village and Khun Hnit Tine Village. On May 5, KNLA allied forces seized a Burma military camp in Khun Hnit Tine Village and arrested two injured Burma military soldiers. Three KNLA soldiers were wounded during the clashes. Rangers went to the frontline and provided medical care and transported two sick KNLA soldiers from the frontline in Pu Tee Gone Village. In Kawkareik (Kaw Ta Ri) Township, Burma military Y-12 aircraft dropped two bombs, on May 2, into Ka Toe Hta Ywa Thit (Tike Pu) Village. The airstrike wounded two villagers and destroyed 11 houses and one animal shelter. Ka Toe Hta Ywar Thit is a newly built village with 100 households donated by the Nippon Foundation for War IDP.
Rangers conducted a GLC program on May 4 to 200 IDPs in Win Ka Village and supported them by providing onions, dried chilies, cooking oil, salt, and rice noodles, while also sharing the gospel, offering encouragement, and distributing food to all participants throughout the program. On the same day in Nga Tine Village and Pa Ti Gone Village, a Burma military drone dropped a 120mm bomb, destroying one house in Nga Tine Village. The Burma Army continued to intensify the invasion of KNLA Kawtari Township and Kyondoe Township. As of May 5, the fighting continued between Burma Army and KNLA alliance forces. A Ranger team was at the front line and was prepared to provide medical treatment and along with any necessary support. |