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The Karenni Human Rights Group (KnHRG), documenting human rights violations in Karenni State, reported over 80 civilian casualties, and a surge of more than 90,000 war-displaced individuals during 'Operation 11.11,' on the border of Karenni State and Shan State. Approximately 40% of the civilian fatalities consisted of women and children, with Ko Banyar, the founder of KnHRG,
Two of the victims were women who were raped before being killed by the junta forces, the Karenni Human Rights Group said.
More than 3,000 refugees who fled to Thailand’s Mae Hong Son Province following a junta artillery attack on Maese Town are in need of food and shelter.
The junta has brought in more reinforcements from Shan State, but regime troops are not making any headway against the resistance in Kayah.
Since 2023, the Military Council troops have escalated their combat operations in Karenni (Kayah) state, resulting in an surge of IDPs -displaced persons, and making it increasingly challenging for them to access food, according to reports from the IDPs. According to a local IDP, the number of displaced individuals fleeing their homes in Demoso Township, Karenni State has been