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Prolong armed conflict creates humanitarian crisis in Ye

HURFOM: On January 8^th, 2025, about 30 troops with the military junta entered Kyone Long (old) village, Ye Township, Mon State and stationed themselves at the “Dhamma Kar Yone Bo Kalay Monastery”.

The reason for the incursion into the village is because they believe that members of the armed revolutionary forces were active in the area.  The junta’s troops have launched indiscriminate artillery attacks on nearby villages.

On January 9^th, more than 300 troops from the 19^th Military Operation Command launched an operation targeting Kyone Long (old) village.

Both regiments have battled with the Mon and Karen armed groups and the People’s Defense Force.

Due to the intense armed clash and artillery attacks by the junta, 757 residents from Kyone Long (old) village, Well Zin, Well Pine, Kyauk Me Chaung and Chaung Du villages of Ye Chaung Pyar Region have fled to a liberated area controlled by the New Mon State Party.

Health Crisis

Among displaced villagers, about 80 displaced persons including children, elderly people and pregnant women, are suffering from the seasonal flu due to bad weather and shelter. They are urgently in need of medicine.

“The weather is too cold so about 80 displaced villagers are suffering. At the moment, they urgently need medicine for coughing and sneezing,” said a social worker who helps displaced villagers.

Two pregnant women who are soon to give birth have had problems with their pregnancy due to the closure of hospitals and village clinics in the area.

Education Crisis

As the military tension persists, five schools from Kyone Long, Kyauk Me Chaung, Well Zin, Well Paung and Dhamma Parla have closed.

“As the armed conflict continues, the schools can’t be opened. Even the school teachers have run away. It isn’t possible to take a final exam this year,” said a local villager.

There are more than 600 students attending five schools and they have had to halt their schooling due to the armed conflict.

“Even the children have had to run away with their parents,” said a local resident.

Food Crisis

Since January 12^th, 2025, the military junta has banned transportation of basic foods to Ye Chaung Pyar Area creating a shortage of rice, cooking oil and medicine in the area.

“One egg now costs 1,000 MMK. The soldiers seized food items from street vendors who came by motorbike to sell items in the village. Now, there is a scarcity of rice and basic foods in Ye Chaung Pyar,” said a villager.

The Three Pagoda Pass Highway in Karen State is the only route to import food to Ye Chaung Pyar Area.

Arbitrary Arrest and Civilians’ Casualties

During the armed conflict, the military junta killed two local villagers and arrested at least 50 residents. A local woman was also injured by one of the junta’s artillery attacks.

On January 9^th, two unknown men were killed between Kyone Long (old) and Kyike Hnin O villages and 50 migrant workers from Eye Poke, Kyone Long (old) village and nearby villages were arrested and used as human shields.

On January 14^th, the Kyaung Yaw based 583^rd Light Infantry Battalion launched an indiscriminate artillery attack and a female plantation worker from Eye Shay village sustained an injury to her head.

According to local villagers, the situation around Kyone Long (old) village is becoming stable but military tensions still persist, leaving local villagers to live in fear and uncertainty.

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