Junta Airstrikes and Looting Leave Tanintharyi Villagers Homeless and Terrified
October 30, 2025
HURFOM: Fighting has continued in Tanintharyi, where junta forces carried out airstrikes and ground assaults that left destruction and fear across several villages. Around noon on October 27, junta aircraft bombed Lay Mine Village in Tanintharyi Township while clashes with local resistance forces were underway.
Read moreCivilians Beaten and Extorted as Junta Troops Tighten Control in Dawei SEZ
October 30, 2025
HURFOM: Junta forces conducting military operations in the Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Yebyu Township have been arresting, beating, and extorting local residents, according to villagers from the Nabulae area.
Read moreJunta regiment arrests three villagers after confrontation with revolutionary forces
October 30, 2025
HURFOM: On October 23rd, 2025, a junta regiment consisting of approximately 100 troops advanced into Yay Way and Chaung Sought villages, Thaton Township, Mon State where they had a confrontation with the local revolutionary forces.
Read moreMore Than 400 Youths Arrested and Extorted in Thaton Township #Mon, as Forced Conscription Intensifies
October 27, 2025
HURFOM: Over the past two months, Junta forces and police have arrested 411 young men in Thaton Township, demanding 5 million Kyats per person for their release, according to local residents and sources close to the authorities. Those unable to pay were reportedly sent to military training camps.
Read moreCivilians Trapped Between Fear and Forced Military Operations in Southern Burma
October 27, 2025
The Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) expresses grave concern over the worsening situation in southern Burma, where civilians continue to face attacks, displacement, and abuse under the Junta’s expanding military operations. The latest reports from Dawei District and Mon State reveal a disturbing escalation of violence and human rights violations, including the use of civilians as human shields, indiscriminate airstrikes, and mass arrests for ransom and forced conscription.
In Launglon Township, Dawei District, residents from at least five villages in the Kyauk Zin Village Tract have been forced to flee after Junta troops launched a military advance into the area. Local witnesses reported that soldiers arrested villagers along their route and used them as human shields. On October 20, a column of over 100 troops entered Thabot Seik Village after arriving by navy vessel from the western sea. The night before, artillery fire from a naval ship near Kyauk Zin further heightened fear among residents.
Read morePersistent military tension in Kaw Ka Rate creates humanitarian crisis
October 27, 2025
HURFOM: Since July, 2025, the junta’s army has been advancing into villages along the Kaw Ka Rate – Kyone Doe Road, Kaw Ka Rate Township, Karen State and thousands of residents from 13 villages have fled their homes.
Read moreWeekly Analysis: Civilians Used as Human Shields by the Military Junta in Dawei
October 27, 2025
The Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) is significantly concerned over reports of civilians being used as human shields in Dawei. Residents from at least five villages in the Kyauk Zin village tract of Launglon Township have been forced to flee after Junta troops launched a military advance into the area. Local sources confirmed that the soldiers arrested several villagers and used them as human shields during their movement.
The Junta military column, estimated at over 100 troops, entered Thabot Seik village, adjacent to Kyauk Zin village, on the morning of October 20. According to a resident from Thabot Seik, some villagers were captured while travelling on local roads.
Read moreArtillery and Drone Attacks in Tanintharyi and Myeik Injure Three Civilians, Including a Child, and Destroy Homes
October 26, 2025
Junta forces launched coordinated attacks using heavy artillery and drones in Myeik and Tanintharyi Townships, injuring three civilians, including a young child, and destroying at least three houses, according to local residents.
Around 1 p.m. on October 24, troops from Artillery Regiment No. 306, based in Mawtone, Tanintharyi Township, fired heavy weapons and dropped two bombs from drones on Mawtone (West) Village, even though there were no clashes in the area. A 50-year-old man was injured when shrapnel from an artillery shell hit his leg.
Read moreJunta Forces Torch Homes in Thingan Taw Village, Palaw Township
October 25, 2025
Junta troops advancing near Pala Town in Palaw Township, Tanintharyi Region, have set fire to homes in Thingan Taw Village, according to local residents.
At around 2 p.m. on October 24, heavy clashes broke out between the Junta forces and local resistance groups near Thingan Taw Village. Residents reported that artillery shelling continued until around 7 p.m., as troops from the State Administration Council (SAC) fired continuously toward the area.
Read moreElderly Woman Injured by Junta Artillery Fire in Kyaikhto Despite No Clashes
October 25, 2025
An elderly woman from Win Kan Village, Kyaikhto Township, Mon State, was injured when artillery shells fired by Junta troops exploded near her home, even though no fighting had taken place in the area, according to local residents.
Around 10 a.m. on October 22, troops from Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 598, based in Shwegyin Township, Bago Region, launched artillery shells toward Win Kan Village without any provocation or armed clashes.
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