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KNU Condemns Junta’s Fake Ceasefire as Attacks on Civilians Escalate Across Southeastern Burma

The Karen National Union (KNU) has strongly condemned the junta’s recent “ceasefire announcement,” calling it a deceptive move intended only to attract humanitarian aid flows through Naypyidaw while continuing brutal attacks on civilians. In a statement released on April 26, 2025, the KNU accused the junta of deliberately targeting civilian populations in towns and villages controlled by resistance forces, despite their ceasefire claims.

The KNU’s statement described the junta’s actions using a powerful idiom often referenced in Burmese politics: “hanging a goat’s head while selling dog meat” — accusing the junta of promoting peace on the surface while committing relentless violence in reality.

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Kanni Village Endures Third Aerial Attack as Junta Escalates Violence Against Civilians

This afternoon, around 3:00 PM, junta forces launched a third drone bomb attack on Kanni village, Kyon Doe Town, Kawkareik Township, Karen State, despite there being no clashes in the area. The bomb dropped directly onto a home inside the village, severely injuring a 50-year-old male resident. His leg was amputated due to the explosion, and he is currently receiving urgent medical treatment for serious injuries.

Today’s attack is the third time the Junta has deliberately dropped bombs on Kanni village civilians without any fighting in the area, highlighting a ruthless and escalating pattern of violence since the Burmese New Year period.

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Junta’s Aerial Bomb Attack on Monastery in Dawei Township Kills Two Civilians, Injures Buddhist Monks

In a brutal escalation of violence, junta forces launched an indiscriminate aerial bomb attack this morning near Zahar Village Monastery in Dawei Township, killing two civilians and seriously injuring two Buddhist monks. According to local residents, the attack occurred at approximately 7:00 AM, despite no ongoing fighting being reported in the area.

The victims have been identified as Ko Myo Kyaw, aged 51, and his wife, Ma Lay Lay, aged 49. Ko Myo Kyaw succumbed to his injuries at the hospital, while Ma Lay Lay was killed instantly at the scene. The couple lived close to the monastery and were caught directly in the blast.

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500 displaced villagers from Yebyu in need of urgent humanitarian aid

HURFOM: Since April 20^th, 2025, an intense battle has been raging between the military junta and the joint resistance forces in Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division, forcing more than 500 villagers to be forcefully evacuated.

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Junta arrests two drug addicts and forces them into military conscription

HURFOM: At about 10 pm on April 10^th, 2025, the police force and an administration team operating under the military junta’s direction arrested Maung Kaung Gyi and Maung Aung Min.  Both were accused of abusing substances.  They are in their late 20’s, and were arrested at their home in northern Mottama Kywel Chan village, Paung Township, Mon State.

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Junta Forces Intensify Artillery Strikes on Civilian Villages in Kyaikhto Township

On April 24, 2025, two civilians were injured in separate artillery attacks across Theinzayat Sub-town, Kyaikhto Township, Mon State, after Junta Forces from Artillery Regiment Command No. 310 launched a series of indiscriminate shellings into residential areas. The assaults, which began at around 12:00 p.m., targeted Mon Su ward, Karaway Seik, Taungtusu, Kyauk Pon, and Winka villages, spreading fear and destruction across multiple communities.

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Junta’s Airstrikes Hit School in Kawkareik’s Winka Village: Homes Damaged, One Injured

On the night of April 23, at around 8:00 PM, two junta fighter jets launched direct airstrikes on a school compound in Winka Village, Kyon Doe Town, Kawkareik Township, Karen State. According to local eyewitnesses, the school was deliberately targeted, and nearby homes were also damaged in the attack. One resident, a 35-year-old villager, was injured.

The bombs dropped were reportedly 500-pound munitions, known for their wide blast radius and destructive impact. Three homes near the school compound were confirmed destroyed.

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Junta Troops Extort Fleeing Civilians in Kawkareik Township as Airstrikes and Shelling Intensify

As families fled deadly airstrikes and heavy shelling in Kawkareik Township, Karen State, Junta troops from Light Infantry Battalion 545 and Infantry Battalion 546 stopped them at checkpoints and demanded money and valuables. These displaced villagers, already traumatized by ongoing attacks, have faced intimidation, harassment, and demands for money along the way as they try to reach safety.

The abuses reportedly began after heavy military assaults on April 15, when junta aircraft and artillery began targeting several villages in and around Kyon Doe Town. In response, hundreds of families fled their homes in terror. At least 80 people were stopped on their way to safety and forced to give money or belongings to junta soldiers on the road.

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Junta cuts telecommunication in armed conflict areas

HURFOM: In Kaw Ka Rate Township, Karen State and Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division where there are ongoing armed conflicts, the military junta has cut off telecommunication services, leaving communities with communication problems.

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Kaw Ka Rate residents worry about their abandoned houses.

HURFOM: Since April 14^th, 2025, there has been an intense battle near Kyone Doe Town, Kaw Ka Rate Township, Karen State, and thousands of residents have had to flee their homes.

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