In Kler Lwe Htoo District, the Burma Army shelled one village with two 120mm mortars and engaged with the KNLA in an attempt to take another, and Rangers provided medical aid and food to people displaced by flooding in eight villages.

On Aug. 26 in Ta Lae K Village, the Burma Army fired two rounds of 120mm mortars from Natha Gwein at the village at 1724 hours. One mortar landed outside the village and one inside the village, which destroyed a house and injured two villagers. A day later, on Aug. 27, the Burma Army attempted to capture Myet Ye, a village in Mone Township, and fought with KNLA resistance fighters in two engagements. Also in Mone Township, between Aug. 19 and 23, in eight villages, Rangers provided medical care to 263 people and distributed 225 rice sacks to over 1,650 families displaced by flooding, comprising over 5,665 people.

Approximately 600 soldiers from eight Burma Army battalions and resistance battalions fight an ongoing three-month siege over Wawlay Artillery Base; Rangers respond with medical help, food, and documentation. 

On Jun. 13, in Wallay Town, Kaw T’ree Township, Dooplaya District, resistance forces led by the KNLA surrounded and besieged Wawlay Artillery Base, a crucial Burma Army position extending military control towards the Burma-Thai border. The KNLA-led forces have continued to besiege the Burma Army base until today, with the most recent clash occurring Aug. 30. The KNLA-led forces consist of approximately 400 troops from KNLA and Karen National Defense Organisation (KNDO) battalions. The Burma Army forces consist of approximately 200 troops from light infantry battalions (LIBs) 601, 401, 406, 555, 556, 560, 585, and possibly 659, all under the leadership of Military Operations Command (MOC) 44. The Burmese military has continued to expend considerable resources to hold Wawlay Artillery Base, including resupply by airdrop every three to four days, regular airstrikes, and the use of fixed-wing suicide drones, first-person-view (FPV) drones, and even potential fiber optic cable drones. Since Jun. 18, Rangers have been at the scene, treating 22 wounded soldiers, evacuating the wounded to the rear for further treatment, recovering fallen soldiers, distributing food, and documenting the ongoing battle. 

On Aug. 25  in Win Da Yal Village, Hpa An Township, Doo Tha Htoo District, KNLA troops attacked Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) soldiers with a grenade, killing three and wounding two. The following day at 0830, 40 DKBA soldiers attacked and occupied Htee Khaw Wah Village, Hpa An Township, Doo Tha Htoo District in retaliation. The DKBA utilized 120mm and 60mm mortars to damage two rafts used for ferrying civilian traffic across waterways and instituted a 1800 curfew. 

Starting Aug. 29 in Lay Tah U Tah, Dooplaya District, Rangers trained 30 students in tactical emergency medicine and eight students in chaplaincy.

KNLA clashed with the Burma Army, resulting in multiple casualties in Mergui-Tavoy District in the midst of fighting along the Tanintharyi-Mawdaung highway, which connects southern Karen State to Thailand.

A KNLA soldier suffered an injury from an RPG on Aug. 30 at 1100 hours, near Theinkhon Village. The next day, Burma Army dropped a drone bomb near the village at 1300 hours, injuring three KNLA soldiers.