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Junta Airstrikes Target Religious and Civilian Sites in Thaton Township and Western Mon State

On the night of May 3, 2025, the Moe Kaung Cement Bridge, located on the Yangon–Mawlamyine highway in Thaton Township, Mon State, was destroyed by an explosion, reportedly caused by a landmine. Less than 14 hours later, on May 4 at around 1:00 PM, junta air force jets launched aerial attacks in the surrounding area, according to a commander from the Karen National Union (KNU) Brigade 1.

The KNU officer stated, “After the bridge was blown up, junta jet fighters circled the area the next day and dropped bombs. We believe they targeted the Shwe Yaung Pya hilltop monastery school, assuming our troops were stationed there.” The site includes a pagoda, a monastery building, and a monk who was observing Buddhist Lent at the time. Fortunately, the monk was not in the monastery during the bombing. “We’re still not sure about the extent of the damage to the monastery, but since no one was present, there shouldn’t be casualties,” the commander added.

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Artillery explosion kills local man in Yebyu

HURFOM: At about 9 pm on May 1^st, 2025, there had been an armed clash between the military junta and the joint revolutionary forces in Nat Kyi Sin village track, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division.

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Weekly Analysis: Forced Conscription Ramps Up in Mon State

The military junta is targeting youth to fight on the battlefields amid their ongoing losses of key territory and strategic positions. In target areas of the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM), the regime’s recruitment efforts are taking a toll on youth, including women who are now also being forced to enlist. The rate of extortion, bribery, and illegal conduct by the Burmese Military is part of their brutal campaign intended to isolate and instill fear in innocent communities across the country.

In Mon State, the military junta and its appointed local administrators are intensifying efforts to forcibly recruit civilians and extort money under the guise of military conscription. These actions are linked to the regime’s plan to initiate the 13th round of People’s Military Service training, with local authorities across townships starting to collect money or individuals through coercion.

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Junta Airstrike in Eastern Dawei Leaves Woman and Child Injured, Over 800 Civilians Flee Amid Escalating Offensive

In a devastating air assault on rural villages in eastern Dawei, junta forces carried out an aerial attack at exactly 11:55 AM on May 4, 2025, leaving at least three civilians injured, including a woman and a young child. Local sources confirmed that around 800 residents of Hnarnar village were forced to flee their homes in fear of further attacks.

According to eyewitnesses, a jet aircraft—believed to be a K-8 fighter—dropped one aerial bomb, followed by several rounds of machine gun fire, on the village without any active fighting in the area. “The jet fired one bomb first and then opened fire with machine guns. One of the women injured was hit in the hands, legs, and head—her condition is very serious. The other two suffered shrapnel wounds,” a local resident said.

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Three Killed and One Woman Arbitrarily Arrested by Junta Troops in Yebyu Township, Tanintharyi Region

On May 1, 2025, junta troops stationed near the entrance of Sein Bon village in Yebyu Township, Tanintharyi Region, launched a surprise attack on a passing vehicle. According to local residents, the vehicle was ambushed by soldiers who had been lying in wait. The gunfire resulted in the deaths of three men traveling in the car.

The attack occurred near the entrance to Sein Bon village, part of the Nat Kyi Sin village tract. The victims were identified as Ko Hla Myint, 40, from Phya-thone-Zu village; an unidentified man believed to be around 30 years old from Thatkhwe 4; and another man, aged 35, from Sein Bon village. All three were killed at the scene.

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Escalating Junta Offensives Displace Over 5,000 in Eastern Dawei as Humanitarian Needs Grow Urgent

At least 5,000 civilians from eight villages in eastern Dawei Township, Tanintharyi Region, have been forcibly displaced following an aggressive new military offensive launched by the junta on April 29. The incursion, led by over 260 junta soldiers operating under the Coastal Regiment Command—including troops from Light Infantry Battalions No. 406 and 408 based in Yebyu Township—has spread fear and panic across the region.

Villages such as Thayet Ngote, Thingan Tone, Wa Kone, Thitkhet Chaung, and Pyinma Taw have become increasingly vulnerable, prompting mass evacuations as heavy troop presence and artillery fire intensified. The threat of sudden airstrikes has left little room for preparation, forcing entire families, many with small children and elderly members, to flee into nearby forests and toward the Thai border.

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Four houses belonging to farmer activist demolished by junta in Dawei

HURFOM: On April 28^th, 2025, the military junta and other supportive officials used bulldozers to demolish four houses in Well Kyune Myo Thit Ward, Dawei City, Tenasserim Division. The houses were owned by the former president of the Dawei District Farmer Association, Daw Ye Ye Htwe, and her family members.

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Junta Intensifies Forced Recruitment Drive in Tanintharyi as Territorial Losses Mount

As the military junta continues to lose control of territory across the country, it has launched a desperate and increasingly aggressive campaign to forcibly conscript young men. In Tanintharyi Region, local sources confirm that junta forces are detaining youths under the pretense of enrolling them in the People’s Military Service Training Batch 13.

From Dawei District to the southernmost town of Kawthaung, young men are being taken from their homes, workplaces, and even roadside checkpoints. The roundups appear systematic and well-coordinated, with detainees quickly transported to military training schools.

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Mon State Civilians Face Arbitrary Extortion and Forced Recruitment Under Junta’s 13th Conscription Campaign

In Mon State, the military junta and its appointed local administrators are ramping up efforts to forcibly recruit civilians and extort money under the pretext of military conscription. These actions are tied to the regime’s plan to launch the 13th round of People’s Military Service training, with local authorities across townships beginning to collect money from individuals through coercion.

Following the enactment of the junta’s conscription law, residents of Mawlamyine, Paung, Mudon, Thanbyuzayat, Kyaikmayaw, Ye, and Kyaik Hto townships report an uptick in street-level arrests targeting young men. Junta-aligned forces are detaining youth in both public spaces and private homes — often at night — and sending them to military training camps, citing “security concerns.”

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Youth Under Siege: Extortion, Abduction, and the Junta’s Desperate Conscription Drive

Young men in Ye and Thanbyuzayat Townships are being targeted in increasing numbers by junta forces through aggressive “stop-and-frisk” operations and arbitrary arrests, according to HURFOM field documentation teams. These abuses appear to be part of a systematic campaign to extort, abduct, and forcibly conscript civilians as the junta struggles to replenish its declining troop numbers.

Since early April, reports from locals have described daily military checkpoints at market areas, road junctions, tollgates, and hidden checkpoints within junta-controlled areas. Civilians—particularly young men—are being stopped, searched, and harassed without cause. Soldiers routinely demand bribes, abduct individuals, and pressure families to pay ransom fees for their release. Those who cannot afford the demands risk being sent to military training camps against their will.

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