FBR REPORT: 33 New Burma Army Camps Built in Nyaunglebyn, Papun and Toungoo Districts
Northern Karen State, Burma
7 December, 2006

Note: This is a not a complete list of all Burma Army camps- it only lists the 33 new camps built by the Burma Army in support of the offensive in the Northern Karen State, which started in February 2006 and continues to present. Report date- 7 December 2006. (Two new camps not in this count have been built to support this offensive and since been abandoned-Twe Me Jo, west of Naw Yo Hta and a unnamed camp on the Bilin river north of Baw Kwa, both in Papun District). This message is sent from a FBR team HQ1) in the field now.

Thank you and God bless you,
FBR


NEW CAMPS
Nyaunglebin District: 17 new camps (3 main, 14 small camps).
Papun District: 7 new camps (2 main, 5 small)
Toungoo District: 9 new camps (2 main, 7 small)
Total 33 new camps: 7 new main camps and 26 smaller camps.

Note: All coordinates in left column before the name of the camp, are for
the British 1 Inch, 1:63,360 Maps. And in the right column after the camp
name is the Latitude and Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds.

1. New camps in Nyaunglebyn District: Mon, Shwey Gyn and Kyauk Kyi Townships; 17 new camps (3 main, 14 smaller camps) Map Sheets: 94B/10,B/14,B/15,B/16, 94 C/13, 94 G/1.
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4. New Camps in Mon Township. 3* new main camps, 5 new small camps. 8 total
5. new camps. Map Sheets: 94B/10,B/14,B/15.
6. Map Sheet: 94 B/14
7. *1. 302 563 Tee Wa Blay Key N 18 36′ 40″, E 96 47′ 25″
8. *2. 277 504 Paunzeik N 18 33′ 40″, E 96 46′ 30″
9. Map Sheet 94 B/10
10. 3. 250 680 Play Day N 18 40’30”, E 96 44′ 59″
11. Map Sheet: 94 B/15
12. 4. 355 372 Po Kay So N 18 27′ 20″ E 96 50′ 33″
13. 5. 310 280 (No name) N 18 22′ 40″ E 96 38′ 10″
14. 6. 483 250 (No name) N 18 21′ 20″ E 96 57′ 40″
15. 7. 490 255 (No name) N 18 21′ 15″ E 96 57′ 18″
16. *8. 310 430 Tee Lay N 18 30′ 15″, E 96 47′ 47″ on border of this map and 94 B/14
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18. Old but improved camps on Kauk Kyi – Hsaw Hta road. 94 B/15 map.
19. 365 292 Hsaw Mi Lu N 18 22′ 05″ E 96 53′ 20″
20. 470 249 Muthey N 18 21′ 20″ E 96 56′ 40″
21. 412 262 Ko Pla Lay Ko N 18 21′ 50″ E 96 53′ 30″
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F. New Camps in Shwey Gyin and Kauk Gyi Townships: 9 new camps, not yet clear if they will be all main camps or smaller camps, here counted as smaller camps= 9 total new camps. Map Sheets 94 B/16, 94 C/13, 94 G/1.
Seven new camps in Shwey Gyin area.
Two new camps in Kyauk Kyi area.

G. Shwey Gyn (Hsaw Hti) Township 7 new camps, 2 enlarged camps.
9. 94 C/13 502 632 Noh Baw Ta N 17 50¹ 40² E 96 58¹ 40²
10. 94 C/13 471 673 Tha Ree Ta N 17 52¹ 45² E 96 57¹ 10²
11. 94 C/13 471 740 Hti Plu Ta N 17 56¹ 05² E 96 57¹ 10²
12 94 C/13 491 764 Pah Ka N 17 57¹ 20² E 96 58 05 ³
(Ënlarged) 94 C/13 512 761 Wa Ko Law Te N 17 57¹ 07² E 96 59¹ 06²
(Enlarged) 94 G/1 650 640 Ko Pet Ë N17 51¹ 07² E 97 01¹ 30²
13. 94 G/1 612 651 Tha Ko Kwi Day N 17 51¹ 40² E 97 04¹ 30²
14 94 G/1 561 662 name unknown N 17 52 Œ10² E 97 02¹ 00²
15. No British Grid Htoo Day N 18 03¹ 30² E 97 01¹ 05²

H. Kyauk Kyi ( Ler Doh) Township; 2 new camps. Map Sheet 94 B/16
16. 493 023 Ro Ka Soe N 18 10¹ 01² Ë 96 58¹ 00²
17. 401 072 Pau Wah Ta (Kyauk Lo Gyinew) N 18 12¹ 30² Ë 96 53¹ 10²

I. New Camps in Papun District ( Muthraw) (along new road route- Ler Mu Plaw to Busakee)
* 2 new main camps, 5 new smaller camps= 7 total new camps.
Map Sheets: 94 F/2, F/3.
Map Sheet: 94 F/2
*18. 590 522 The Ler Ker Ko N 18 34′ 50″, E 96 02′ 35″
19. 593 503 Shway Jo N 18 34′ 30″, E 96 02′ 35″
20. 585 512 Oo Mae Jo N 18 34′ 20″, E 96 02′ 25″
21. 592 497 Ka La Jo N 18 32′ 45″, E 97 03′ 25″
22. 609 445 Sho Jo N 18 31′ 00″, E 96 03′ 45″
Map Sheet 94 F/3
23. 718 217 Tha¹ Wa Jo N 18 19¹ 50 E 97 09¹ 35¹¹
*24. 717 214 Tha¹ Shway Jo N 18 19¹ 40² E 97 09¹ 30²

J. New Burma Army Camps in Toungoo District:* 2 new main camps, 7 new small camps = 9 total new camps, British 1inch Map, 1:63,360 scale maps. Map Sheets 94 B/9, B/10, B/13, B/14
25. B/10 264 694 Zin Ty Lay N 18 43¹ 10² E 96 45¹ 20²
26. B9/ 195 788 Kyauk Hsin Daung N 18 47¹ 00² E 96¹ 41¹ 30²
*27. B/14 496 685 and 480 685 (NW of Siday village). N 18 42¹ 50² E 96 57¹ 20² and N 18 42′ 50″ E 96 56′ 30. Two sites.
*28. B/9 255 735 Play Sa Lo N 18 45′ 25¹¹ E 96 44′ 45²
29. B/13 400 910 Ga Mu Der N 18 54¹ 55 ³ E 96 51¹ 55²
30. B/13 392 814 Si Kwey Der N 18 49¹ 07² E 96 51¹ 35²
31. B/13 393 796 Wa Doh Lo N 18 48¹ 15² E 96 51¹ 40²
32. B/14 494 686 Ti Taw Sakan N 18 45¹ 05² E 96 57¹ 30²
33. B/13 295 902 Baw Ga Lyi Ley N 18 53¹ 15² E 96 46¹ 32²
(#34. Grid coordinates not yet available-and not included in this count-Gawa De Pu Lee- new camp in Than Daung Township)

ENDS