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| K'ser Doh Medic treating villager in Mergui Tavoy
District |
Mergui/Tavoy District (Tenassarim Division)
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| Map showing Mergui/Tavoy District |
On 9 April 2012, Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 593 shot at villagers returning
from hunting in Ta Naw Th'ree Township, Mergui/Tavoy District. One of the
victims reported that Saw Ka Sor and his five friends were shot at by Burma
Army soldiers while crossing the car road at Maw Krae between Maw Hta Village
and Kama Plaw Village in the Htee Mo Bwa area. None of the villagers were
injured. In April, Burma Army soldiers have built a new camp in the
Myin Kamp Aw (Kaw Baw) area while military resupplies continue in Ler Doh
Soh Township. On 12 October 2011 in Taket Village, Ta Naw Th'ree Township,
Saw Nga Twet was killed by a landmine which was planted by LIB 561. Villagers
report that there was no prior warning from the Burma Army unit that landmines
had been planted in the area. Two FBR teams recently went on relief
missions in Ta Naw Th'ree and K'ser Doh Townships. An FBR team in Ta Naw Th'ree
Township visited three Internally Displaced Person (IDP) locations and was
able to treat 498 patients. There are currently multiple Burma Army units
in the Ta Naw Th'ree area, including Artillery Battalion (AB) 309 and LIB
556, 557, 561, and 224. Resupply of food and ammunition continues, though
there has been a decreased amount of Burma Army aggression in the area. Rangers
report more freedom of movement and association for villagers in the area
since the preliminary ceasefire agreement, and villagers can now openly contact
Karen National Union (KNU) officials. In K'ser Doh Township, villagers
are experiencing more freedom of movement as well, though military resupply
continues and movement is still restricted and unsafe in the Yet Chaung, Paleuk,
and Pey areas. While on mission, rangers were able to begin construction on
a toilet at a school in Myitmoletkat Village that will be completed next month.
The K'ser Doh team treated 180 patients in five separate IDP camps, many of
which suffered from malaria and acute respiratory infections.
Mu Traw District
On 10 March 2012, soldiers from Light Infantry Divisions (LID) 11 and 77
as well as mortar and ammunition resupplies arrived in Bu Tho Township. On
18 March, while patrolling around Kay Hta Village, the soldiers captured four
villagers and one village headman and stole two cases of tobacco. On
11 March 2012, Burma Army Battalion Commander Naing O arrived at Haw Ma Daw
with 50 soldiers. Battalion Commander Sein May Htun arrived in the Thoo Mwe
Hta area with an additional 20 soldiers. Both battalions arrived with ammunition
resupplies. On 8 March 2012, Burma Army soldiers shot at Karen National Liberation
Army (KNLA - pro-democracy ethnic resistance) soldiers in the Plow Ta area.
On 15 March 2012, villagers from Meh Pa Village fled when Burma Army
soldiers came to stay in their village. The soldiers sunk the villagers' boat
containing five sacks of rice and destroyed and damaged multiple farms.
On 3 April 2012 at 2:00 pm, Burma Army soldiers shot at villagers' farms in
the Saw Mu Plaw area, which is located in Lu Thaw Township.
Kler Lwee Htoo ( Nyaunglebin) District
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| Map showing Nyaunglebin District |
Military resupplies and troop movement also continue in Kler Lwee Htoo District.
On 20 March 2012, 300 soldiers belonging to LID 66 led by Win Bo Shein arrived
at Tha Byi Nyut, and later continued to Play Hsa Lo Camp. On 2 March 2012,
IB 59 used two logging trucks to send food to Maw Neh Camp. On 22 March
2012, LID 101 arrived back at Muthe Camp with 1080 soldiers and 190 horses,
continuing on the next day to Ler Doh Village. On same day, LIB 706 and LIB
707, both belonging to Military Operations Command (MOC) 4, left Muthe
Camp with 100 soldiers in transit to Paw Kay Ko Camp. As of late March,
Burma Army soldiers were in the following locations:
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Hsaw Htee Township
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| LIB 589 |
Ler Tau Tho Camp |
| LIB 598 |
Taung Chi Yin Camp |
| LIB 350 |
Wa Ko Law Te Area |
| LIB 350 |
Thay Kay Mae Soe Area |
| IB 57 |
Shwe Gyin Dam Security |
| LIB 349 |
Mae Zaung Camp |
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Ler Doh Township
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| IB 264 |
Baw Ga Ta Camp |
| IB 60 |
Tha Bo Area |
| LIB 351 |
Wei Min Nye Naung |
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Moo Township
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| LIB 599 |
Toe Aye Shein Area |
| LIB 590 |
Yin Oh Seing Camp |
| IB 30 |
Kyaw Bya Camp |
| IB 59 |
Maw Neh Camp |
Taw Oo (Toungoo) District
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| Map showing Toungoo District |
On 5 April 2012, fighting broke out between the Burma Army and the KNLA in
the Baw Lay Der area. The Burma Army soldiers were fishing outside of previously
designated ceasefire boundaries when the fighting began.
Doo Pla Ya District
On a recent relief mission in Waw Ray Township, an FBR team was able to treat
over 950 patients, suffering most commonly from malaria, intestinal worms
and the common cold. Waw Ray Township currently has two active Burma units,
IB 62 and LIB 586, both of which are headquartered at Ah Nan Kwin Camp. Villagers
feel that the greatest need in the area is within the realm of education,
where there is limited governmental funding for schools.
Thank You and God Bless,
Free Burma Rangers
