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Junta Shelling and Airstrikes Escalate in Kyaik Hto and Eastern Bago, Forcing Thousands to Flee

Mon State / Eastern Bago – April 30, 2025

Field documentation teams have confirmed that starting from the last week of April, junta forces escalated both artillery shelling and aerial bombings across several villages located between Kyaik Hto Township in Mon State and Shwe Kyin Township in Eastern Bago Region. These attacks targeted areas without active fighting and caused multiple civilian injuries and mass displacement.

According to local monitors, a clash broke out on April 23 between the junta and combined Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) troops near Kwin Seik Village in Shwe Kyin Township, Eastern Bago. Following this, junta forces indiscriminately shelled and bombed several nearby Mon State villages, including Kha Ywe, Pyin Kadoe, and Painnae Gone, as well as villages in the conflict-adjacent zone — Nyaung Chay Htauk and Win Kan.

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Junta Launches Three Consecutive Days of Airstrikes on Villages in Thayet Chaung Township, Dawei District – Civilian Casualties Reported

Thayet Chaung Township, Dawei District

Junta forces have launched three consecutive days of aerial bombings on civilian areas in Thayet Chaung Township, Tanintharyi Region, despite no active clashes occurring in the targeted villages. At least one civilian was killed and multiple others injured during these unprovoked attacks, according to residents.

One of the most recent bombings occurred today, April 29, at approximately 12:48 PM, near the entrance sign of Kyauk Kha Mauk village, where a bomb dropped close to a local noodle shop. A man in his 40s was killed instantly, while Ma Mee Kam (age 47) and her teenage daughter were seriously injured. The victims were civilians with no affiliation to armed groups. Locals confirmed that the man who died was visiting from another nearby village.

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Number of newly displaced persons increases to 66,000 within a month in Tenasserim

HURFOM: FE5 Tanintharyi said in a press conference on April 25^th, 2025, that in March, the number of newly displaced persons in Dawei and Myeik Districts, Tenasserim Division has increased to 66,000 in one month, and they are urgently in need of medicine.

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Junta Expands 4 Cuts Campaign in Tanintharyi Region, Severely Restricting Food, Fuel, and Medicine Supplies

The junta has significantly intensified its 4 Cuts campaign across Tanintharyi Region, expanding military deployments and fortifying defensive positions while severely restricting the flow of essential goods, including food, fuel, and medicine.
Local communities are facing increasing hardship as heavy restrictions, arbitrary arrests, and harsh punishments are imposed on traders and civilians.

As part of these measures, junta forces have aggressively blocked the transportation of daily necessities, leading to severe shortages of rice and basic food items, skyrocketing prices, and a dramatic disruption to local trade and livelihoods.
These restrictions are being heavily enforced along the Ye-Dawei Highway and the Dawei-Myeik Highway, according to witnesses, who report that junta troops have set up tight checkpoints.

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Ongoing Junta Airstrikes in Bilin and Kyaik Hto Townships Leave Over 5,000 IDPs Stranded and Vulnerable

Despite months passing since the initial attacks, more than 5,000 displaced villagers from six communities across Bilin and Kyaik Hto Townships remain unable to return to their homes, citing daily aerial threats and surveillance by junta forces.

Displaced families from Min Saw and Tagaylaung villages, among others, continue to shelter in territories controlled by Ethnic Resistance Organizations (EROs), too fearful to go back due to frequent flyovers by junta spy aircraft and drones. Field reports confirm that access to food, safe shelter, and basic necessities has become increasingly difficult, especially with the onset of the rainy season fast approaching. Many IDPs face not only physical displacement but also emotional trauma, as fears of sudden attacks loom over them daily.

According to a 56-year-old Karen villager displaced from Min Saw:

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Murder and robbery cases on the rise in Mon State

HURFOM: The rule of law has been getting weaker  ever since the military’s attempted coup which began in  2021.   A noticeable trend has been the rise in the number of cases of theft, robbery, and armed robbery, which occur frequently across Mon State. In addition cases of murder related to these types of crimes have also noticeably increased.

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Villagers Flee as Junta Launches Unprovoked Airstrikes in Dawei Special Economic Zone

Suspecting that local armed resistance forces were sheltering in villages, junta forces launched aerial bomb attacks in the Nabule area of the Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Yebyu Township on April 27, 2025. The bombings forced thousands of innocent civilians from at least five villages to flee urgently for their lives, according to local sources.

The villages most affected include Htain Gyi, Lae Shaung, Padarat, Yange, and Khamaung Chaung, with an estimated 3,000 residents displaced in a matter of hours.

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Artillery explosion injures two residents in Kyike Hto

HURFOM: On April 24^th, 2025, an armed clash took place near Kha Ywell village, Kyike Hto Township, Mon State.  The Thane Za Yet-based 310^th artillery regiment launched artillery attacks six times to help their troops.

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Monthly Overview: Attacks Persist in Southeastern Burma Amid Earthquake Relief Efforts as Junta Continues to Deploy Aerial and Ground Assaults While Weaponizing Humanitarian Aid

HURFOM April 2025
On March 28, 2025, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Burma caused the death of thousands, with many more remaining missing and others injured. The tremors were felt nationwide but were particularly catastrophic in Sagaing and Mandalay as century-old buildings and religious sites collapsed. In targeted areas of the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM), including Mon State, Karen State, and the Tanintharyi region, there was considerable damage to several villages and buildings, as well as flooding due to rivers overflowing. 

In response to the earthquake, local rescue efforts quickly began to help find survivors and treat the injured. International relief efforts were also underway when the junta began imposing limitations, including allowing access to neighbouring allies such as China and India, but denying emergency assistance teams from Taiwan. Even during a harrowing natural disaster, the junta has not ceased to deploy attacks against sheltering civilians or those seeking refuge in neighbouring states and regions, after the loss of their homes. 

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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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