WEEKLY DISPATCH | Sep 16, 2024 | Free Burma Rangers

June 12, 2025

WEEKLY BURMA SUMMARY

Rangers provide food supplies for IDPs in Dooplaya District.

Rangers Treat Wounded as Resistance Forces Gain Ground 

Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and resistance forces gain ground, taking two Burma military camps. The Burma military responded in central Karen State with a heavy ground incursion of 500 troops. Conflicts were bloody and Rangers were on the ground providing medical care to casualties, helping IDPs evacuate, and donating supplies. 

NORTHERN KAREN STATE

Left: Children smile as they raise their hands during a GLC program.

Right: Soldier lies on a cot with wounds covering his body after Burma Army attacks near Ka Ter Ti Camp. 

In Taungoo District on May 28, 100 Burma Army soldiers from Htone Bo Gyi traveled to Kwe Yaing Pin Bridge. On arrival, they destroyed a house and captured and killed two KNLA soldiers. They also captured a civilian, who managed to escape. At the village, they also destroyed one motorbike and 30 bags of villagers’ rice. They then returned to Htone Bo Gyi. 


In Nyaunglebin District, the Ranger teams continued traveling through Ler Doh Township, conducting GLC programs, medical clinics, and aiding IDPs with food in Taung K Village, Yin Dwein Village, Kyaw Gon Village, and Da La Seik Village. Together, they treated over 262 people with various illnesses, helped over 120 IDPs, and put on GLC programs for 300 children. Yoe Dah and Hsaw Hti township villages saw Burma Army attacks, resulting in nine soldiers killed and six wounded. 


In Mu Traw District, the week began with Rangers conducting multiple GLC programs in Htee Thay Deh Hta Village, Pa Lo Village, and Pway Htaw Ru Village, with a total of twelve schools attending. FBR medics simultaneously treated patients in these areas with little access to healthcare. By June 7, Mu Traw District saw seven wounded and two killed as the Burma Army fired mortars multiple days, and pushed forward in an attempt to regain territory near Ka Ter Ti Camp. Near Kataungti BGF camp, Battalion 340 of the Burma Army launched mortars for hours in the morning before attacking resistance soldiers in the evening, leading to two soldiers and one Ranger being wounded. The Burma Army fired mortars into Ker Ter Ti Village on June 9th, wounding three soldiers from the KNLA and the People’s Defense Force (PDF).

CENTRAL KAREN STATE

Left: Ranger Saw Kwal Htoo donates blood to save the life of an injured resistance soldier.

Right: Rangers treat the elderly in Hpa Poke Village.

Burma military airstrikes, mortars, and ground troops killed one villager, wounded two, and wounded more than 17 resistance soldiers. Rangers donated blood, treated wounded, and evacuated them to receive more care in Hpa An and Dooplaya districts.


In Kyondoe (T’Nay Cha) Township, Hpa An District, Burma military attacked Ohn Thit Bin Village with drones on June 5, injuring two villagers. Rangers treated and donated blood to the patients and to the frontline soldiers.


KNLA forces seized Thay Baw Poe Camp in Kaw T’ree Township, Dooplaya District. During the attack, Burma military jets bombed around the camp three times to help their ground forces, injuring resistance soldiers. Rangers treated those wounded on the frontline. Burma military jets conducted another airstrike around the camp the next day. Rangers provided relief to villagers in Nga Tine Village, Konit Taing Village, Taung Pya Village, Puti Kone Village, and Yay Pu Gyi Village. Rangers shared the gospel, delivered medical treatment and provided the KNLA with various humanitarian supplies throughout the mission.


In Par Pote Village, Krutu Township, Rangers provided support and encouragement to the villagers who were staying close to the frontline area by helping move their household belongings to a safer location. A clash broke out on June 7 between resistance forces and Burma military around the Asia highway road, injuring two KNLA soldiers. On the same day in Hpa Poke Village, Rangers treated an elderly diabetic patient. 


In Kaw T’ree Township, 500 Burma Army troops assaulted Nger Tine Village and fought with KNLA allied forces on June 8. Two resistance soldiers were injured by Burma military landmines and RPGs. That same day in Yee Pu Gyi Village, one villager died after the Burma military fired 120mm mortars in the village. On June 9, Burma military Y-12 aircraft dropped 30 bombs on Nwar Chan Kone Village and Nger Tine Village, injuring three resistance soldiers. Rangers gave first aid, prayed, and transported all the wounded to a hospital or to a casualty collection point.

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