Myanmar: Mu Traw District Situation Update: The Burma Army conducted air strikes and shelling, planted landmines inside villages, and caused displacement and challenges in Lu Thaw Township (September 2025 to February 2026)

Country: Myanmar Source: Karen Human Rights Group Please refer to the attached file. Burma Army shelling caused displacement and difficulties for villagers’ livelihoods Situations of fighting and conflict escalated because Burma Army2 soldiers increased their military operations near their army camps and frequently fired shells into villages that were located close their army camps. Shells exploded inside villages, in areas where villagers dwelled, and in villagers’ plantation areas. Thus, villagers who lived close to the Burma Army military camps experienced difficulties to travel. Moreover, villagers felt fear to work on their farms and plantation fields to support their livelihoods. In addition, villagers no longer dared to live nor sleep within their villages. Thus, they displaced themselves into forests. Most displaced villagers were from Saw Muh Plaw village tract, 3 Hpla Hkoh village tract, and Yeh Mu Plaw village tract, Lu Thaw Township, Mu Traw (Hpapun) District, because these three village tracts are located close to army camps of the Burma Army.
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