Mutraw District News Today

On March 29, ethnic environmental protection organizations from the Myanmar side, along with Thai civil environmental groups, gathered in Chiang Mai, Thailand, to tackle the surge in wildfire incidents and the accompanying air pollution, caused by smoke from burning fires in the Salween River areas along the Thailand-Myanmar border.

Resistance forces, led by the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), the armed wing of KNU, have compelled the retreat of Junta forces stationed at Lekalaykyo and Kyulu bases and obstructed the Military Council troops' marching and logistic routes. The Mutraw District newsletter published on February 14th reported that the Military Council had abandoned two bases within Mutraw

Resistance forces, led by the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), the armed wing of KNU, have compelled the retreat of Junta forces stationed at Lekalaykyo and Kyulu bases and obstructed the Military Council troops' marching and logistic routes. The Mutraw District newsletter published on February 14th reported that the Military Council had abandoned two bases within Mutraw

Since the 2021 coup the growing intensity of the Junta’s battles with the Karen resistance has spawned and ever- growing displacement of villagers now totaling over 700,000 IDPs who have fled from artillery fire and aerial bombardment in the seven districts of the Kawthoolei region, under the control of the Karen National Union (KNU).

In the Mutraw (Hpapun) District of Karen State, Military Council troops are engaged in the looting of possessions from the residences of individuals who have vacated their homes, in order to seeking employment elsewhere to sustain their livelihoods, locals said. Owing to their lack of access to education and healthcare, as well as obstacles in securing essential food items

On November 8, the Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) released a report stating that, following the military coup in 2021, numerous individuals have been forcibly abducted during military operations conducted by the Military Council troops in the southeastern region of Myanmar, and a growing number of people who have been disappeared, without any news about their whereabouts.

In the Mutraw (Hpapun) region of Karen State, access to both land and waterways has been restricted, causing a shortage of essential food supplies in Hpapun Township. The residents are forced to flee their homes due to a shortage of rice, making it increasingly unbearable for the local population to endure these conditions. According to a resident of Hpapun, starting in late

The Karen National Union (KNU) has called on the international community to escalate sanctions against the Military Council, due to its ongoing airstrikes in the Mutraw (Hpapun) District, where the KNU's 5th Brigade is based, resulting in the destruction of schools and residential homes. On September 7th, the Military Council conducted air raids in Luthaw and Dweiloe

Lieutenant Colonel Saw Kler Doh, the spokesperson for Mutraw (Hpapun) District, a territory of the 5th Brigade of the Karen National Union (KNU), has stated that all effective administrative processes of the coup-regime have been terminated in Hpapun Township. The Karen Lieutenant Colonel told the KIC that starting from 2021, "In the Hpapun township, the Military Council no

The Military Council conducted two airstrikes within a single day in the Mutraw (Hpapun) District, an area under the control of the Karen National Union (KNU). Close to 7:00 am on June 27th, the Military Council carried out an airstrike on the abandoned Myo Zat Thit (New Generation) school building in Daebuno-Nihtawtipeko village, located in Mutraw District. The attack