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July 31, 2025 |
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A Ranger helps an IDP boy listen to an audio Bible in Tanitharyi Township, Karen State. |
Rangers Provide Aid to Civilians Displaced by Violence in Burma |
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Widespread violence by the Burma Army—including mortar shelling, drone strikes, and airstrikes—killed numerous civilians, including children, and displaced many across Karen and Karenni states. In response, Rangers provided medical aid to over 350 people, conducted mobile clinics, distributed tarpaulins and supplies to hundreds of IDPs, and trained students and soldiers in emergency response and first aid. |
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On July 25, Burma Army Infantry Battalion (IB) 264 fired a 120mm mortar into Kau Met Thu Village, Ler Doh Township, (Kler Lwee Htoo District, Karen State). The mortar killed one villager, injured three, and destroyed three homes. The name of the deceased is Saw Mya Aung, age 56. |
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Left: Rangers help a pregnant woman in Kawt Koi Village. Right: Rangers donate supplies to Kwee Ler Shu Village. |
Top: Rangers help a pregnant woman in Kawt Koi Village. Bottom: Rangers donate supplies to Kwee Ler Shu Village. |
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Rangers provided critical humanitarian and medical assistance to over 96 villagers in a conflict-affected community after artillery fire by the Burma military resulted in civilian injuries and the deaths of four people, including three children.
In Doo Tha Htoo District on July 21, the Burma military dropped 200lb bombs near Saung Naing Village, Kyeh Htoh Township. On July 23, Burma military IB 8 and Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 3 based in Bilin Township shelled Ah Lue Lay Village with 60mm mortars, killing 15-year-old Ma Khin Nan Mgwe.
In Kwee Ler Shu Village, Kaw T’Ree Township (Doo Pla Ya District) on July 21, Rangers provided mosquito nets, tarpaulins, and 2,000 baht to a local school. Rangers also performed health checks and treatment for over 20 people, including a tooth extraction as well as assisting a man who suffered a broken finger from a Burma military cluster bomb, leaving him in pain and unable to work. Between July 21 and 26, Rangers treated over 76 villagers for injuries, dental issues, respiratory infections, low immunity, back and joint pain, anemia, asthma, ear infections, fever, and head injuries.
On July 22, Burma Army soldiers marched into Ngar Tine, Yay Pu Kyi, Padee Kone, and Mya Thapaint villages in Kruh Tu Township (Doo Pla Ya District). Fighting broke out between Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) allies and the Burma Army. On July 23, Burma Army troops recaptured Ngar Taine School, firing heavy weapons during the attack. Rangers responded with frontline medical evacuations for KNLA soldiers.
In Yay Pu Kyi Village and Kawt Koi Village, Kruh Tu Township, Rangers provided medical treatment to KNLA allies and soldiers on July 22. An armed clash occurred on July 23 between Burma military and KNLA allies in Kawt Koi Village, with artillery shelling on both sides. Rangers responded with medical treatment for KNLA soldiers who suffered injuries on the frontline. On July 26, Rangers treated a seven-months-pregnant IDP woman in Kawt Koi Village who was suffering from high blood pressure and abdominal pain, transporting her to the nearby hospital in Win Ka Village.
On July 24, the Burma Army from 545 Infantry Regiment fired artillery into Naung Ta Man Village, T’Nay Cha Township, Hpa-An District, killing Saw Htoo Oo (12 years) and his sister (10 years) and injuring Saw Thar Thar (12 years). |
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Left: A GLC program in Kay Village. Right: First aid training in the school in Tanintharyi Township. |
Top: A GLC program in Kay Village. Bottom: First aid training in the school in Tanintharyi Township. |
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In Mergui-Tavoy District, Ler Muh Lah Township, Burma military drone strikes and artillery killed 10 civilians and injured five. Rangers delivered first aid training to over 84 students, conducted a GLC program with 260 participants, and provided mobile clinics treating more than 144 patients in Tanintharyi Township.
From July 17-22, in Tanintharyi Township, in partnership with local community health workers, Rangers provided mobile medical care across multiple locations in Tanintharyi. This included two planned clinical days and additional patient care at villages and Ranger sites. In total, over 140 patients were treated. Teams provided medical care across several specialties, treating cases such as a heart defect, suspected lymphoma, burns, liver disease, dental infections, kidney stones, and respiratory and gynecological issues. On July 18, Rangers interviewed and offered prayers for a family arrested on June 15 this year. The husband was reportedly accused of affiliation with KNLA and KNU. He was interrogated and beaten with bamboo.
Three Burma military soldiers deserted to the KNLA in Thein Khon Village, Tanintharyi Township on July 20. Rangers conducted a GLC program on July 22 for about 260 children and adults in Kay Village. Burma military 561 base carried out a drone attack and launched 13 artillery rounds on the eastern side of Nyaungpin Kwin and Thon Makha villages on July 23. Rangers transported two pregnant mothers on July 24 and provided medical treatment.
On July 25, Rangers conducted security and first aid training in Tanintharyi Township for 32 12th grade students. On July 26, in Tanintharyi Township, Rangers provided another security training to 26 KNLA soldiers, while other Ranger teams delivered essential supplies to frontline resistance soldiers. Rangers trained another 46 students in Tanintharyi Township on the same day. The training centered on aircraft awareness, basic medical training, security, and first aid. Rangers provided medical care to two KNLA soldiers on July 27 that were wounded by Burma military 120mm mortar fire. One KNLA soldier, Ar Matt Nge, died from his injuries on July 28.
In Ler Muh Lah Township, a Burma military drone strike on Zarat Seik Village killed one villager and injured two others on July 25 at 2220 hours. While the injured were being rescued, the Burma military troops stationed on Padasattawra Mountain launched more artillery at the same house, killing nine more civilians and injuring three. The victims were reportedly visitors seeking shelter in nearby villages due to ongoing fighting along the Union Highway. |
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Left: Rangers give emergency response training in Nan Mel Khone Town. Right: Rangers help IDPs build shelters in Htee Poe Ka Lo Village. |
Top: Rangers give emergency response training in Nan Mel Khone Town. Bottom: Rangers help IDPs build shelters in Htee Poe Ka Lo Village. |
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Rangers trained 100 students in emergency response and provided 29 tarps to over 250 displaced people still in urgent need of basic supplies in Karenni State.
On July 18 in Nan Mel Khone Town, Rangers trained 100 students on early warning and response procedures for airstrikes and drones and how to use a tourniquet. On July 19, Rangers provided 22 tarpaulins to support 138 IDPs in Htee Poe Ka Lo Village, East Demosso Township. Following the advance of Burma military into East Phekhon, IDPs and orphans from Shwe San Village fled to Htee Poe Ka Lo Village. The IDPs are still in urgent need of food, toiletries, and essential household items. Rangers provided seven tarpaulins on July 28 to new IDPs in Myo Thit IDP camp, Loi Nan Pha Township. The current population of the camp is 158 IDPs.
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