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July 24, 2025 |
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Rangers conduct airstrike preparedness training for a school in southern Karen State. |
Ranger Teams Continue to Bring Relief in Karen State Amid Several Casualties and Multiple Airstrikes |
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This week in Karen State, the Burma Army continued attacks with airstrikes and mortars. In northern Karen State, attacks injured a villager and destroyed property. In central Karen State, two Karen National Defense Organization (KNDO) soldiers were killed by mortars. Rangers responded with medical aid and critical relief. They also reached over 900 students through Good Life Clubs across the state. |
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Left: Children pose for a photo in new shirts after GLC program. Right: Ranger treats young boy during medical clinic. |
Top: Children pose for a photo in new shirts after GLC program. Bottom: Ranger treats young boy during medical clinic. |
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In Kler Lwee Htoo District, the Burma Army fired three mortars into villages, injuring one person and destroying a building, while Rangers put on multiple GLC programs and medical clinics, which cared for over 345 people.
On July 13, the Burma Army Infantry Battalion (IB) 264, fired a howitzer into Pa Ya Ngu Tot Village in Ler Doh Township at 0900 hours.
On July 21, the Burma Army fired a mortar into Inn Ga Nee Village in Hsaw Hti Township at 0700 hours, injuring one villager. On the same day at 0850 hours, the Burma Army from IB 264 fired two rounds of 120mm mortars into Kyeit Kwein Village, Ler Doh Township, destroying part of a villager’s house.
Throughout the month of July, Ranger teams travelled through Mone Township to work with local leaders and the Karen Department of Health and Welfare (KDHW), where they provided medical care and GLC programs to multiple villages, totaling 2,000 IDPs, with 345 patients treated. |
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Left: A funeral for two KNLA soldiers killed by Burma Army 60mm mortar fire. Right: Ranger medics treat a 14-year-old migrant worker in Mawtu Village. |
Top: A funeral for two KNLA soldiers killed by Burma Army 60mm mortar fire. Bottom: Ranger medics treat a 14-year-old migrant worker in Mawtu Village. |
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From July 15 to July 20 in Dooplaya District, the Burma Army conducted airstrikes and fired mortars, killing multiple people. Rangers visited several villages and worked to provide medical care and support.
Last week in Kyone Doe Township, Burma military airstrikes continued. On July 15 in Ngar Tine Village, there were battles between the Burma Army and Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and their allies around 1400 hours. Burma military used jet fighters and Y-12 aircraft to conduct airstrikes and bombings while also firing with mortars. KNLA responded with mortars, drones, and machine guns, with the two sides exchanging heavy fire. Around 1715 hours, two KNDO soldiers, Saw Nanu and Saw Lahore, were killed by Burma Army artillery fire. On July 17, the Burma Army dropped supplies using Y-12 aircraft to their troops in Ngwar Chan Gone Village, and Ranger medics treated a KNLA soldier in Kawkhoi Village.
Between July 15 and 20, Burma military airstrikes and mortars caused multiple resistance casualties and damaged homes in Kaw T’ree Township. In Wawlay Mying, a Burma military jet fighter dropped two bombs near an area built for IDPs, damaging several residential homes around 1902 hours on July 15. On July 16, a Burma military jet fighter dropped four bombs in two airstrikes near the village between 1732 and 1750 hours. On July 16 around 0730 hours, in Mawtu Village, the Burma Army fired three 122mm rockets from Wawlay Artillery Base towards Balaedo Village, with one rocket part landing in a field near Mawtu. On July 19, in Nger Tine Village, two soldiers were killed and five KNLA soldiers were injured by Burma Army 60mm mortar shelling. Additionally, four other resistance soldiers were seriously injured, including one from a gunshot wound, and three from heavy weapon fire. |
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Left: Rangers conduct a GLC at Takaw Brighter Future School. Right: Rangers facilitate airstrike preparedness training. |
Top: Rangers conduct a GLC at Takaw Brighter Future School. Bottom: Rangers provided an airstrike preparedness training. |
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Rangers conducted a Good Life Club program, provided medical treatment, and medical / safety training to resistance soldiers, civilians, and students in Tanintharyi Township, Mergui-Tavoy District.
Rangers conducted a Good Life Club (GLC) program on July 17 for 500 students and 68 teachers. After the program, Rangers provided airstrike preparedness training after the school requested it. Many families sent their children to this boarding school away from the fighting area for their personal safety, and enrollment is expected to grow to nearly 700 next year; they want to reduce their risk from Burma military airstrikes. That same day, Rangers instructed 76 people in first aid training, including resistance soldiers, local civil workers, and civilians.
On July 18, Rangers met a young widow, whose husband was killed by a Burma military rocket on March 12, 2025, just days before their first wedding anniversary. The Rangers encouraged her and provided her with some financial support to help her pursue higher education. |
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