Burma Army airstrikes, drone bombs, and landmine attacks caused nine civilian casualties and destroyed multiple residences in Kler Lwe Htoo and Mu Traw districts.

From 6 to 11 Oct. in Kler Lwe Htoo District, the Burma Army attacked civilians and People’s Defense Force (PDF) soldiers with drone bombs and mortars, resulting in six casualties. At Nge Toe K, Mone Township, Burma Army Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 307 used drone bombs to injure a 7-year-old boy and a 102-year-old man and destroy some houses. At Kyauk Tan, the Burma Army mortared PDF positions, resulting in two PDF casualties. At Nyaung Bin Gyi Ywa Ma, the Burma Army launched 120mm mortar rounds, injuring a mother and her 18-year-old son, who were evacuated for treatment. Rangers responded by documenting the conflict situation, aiding those who were injured, and provided rice, salt, and chili to 171 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Wet La Daw in Ler Doh Township.

In Mu Traw District, Burma military jets struck multiple villages in Bu Tho Township with airstrikes while Burma Army landmines caused multiple resistance fighter casualties. From 10 to 12 Oct., the Burma military conducted airstrikes in Way Mo Village and in the Kaw Pu area, Bu Tho Township (there were no reports of casualties or damage). From 11 to 13 Oct., in the vicinity of Hpapun, a Karen resistance commander was killed as he tried to remove a Burma Army landmine. In another incident, one Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) soldier lost both of his legs and another soldier took shrapnel to his face from a landmine. 

In the past week, Ranger teams in Ah Nan Kwin provided medical assistance to IDPs and villagers affected by ongoing conflict in Win Yae Township. Despite challenging conditions due to the rainy season and damaged roads, they reached multiple communities to deliver essential healthcare services.

Between 8 and 13 Oct., Ranger teams treated a total of 463 patients, including both IDPs and villagers. Key visits included medical support in Kyaut Ba Lue and Kyat Chan villages. Patients faced various health issues, compounded by the lack of access to food and medicines due to the ongoing fighting. Notably, residents like Ko Tun Naing, who have been trying to avoid conflict for several months, reported difficulties in securing basic needs, including food and health care.

Burma military Y-12 aircraft bombed Noh Chue Nae, Pa Naw Khale Kee, Ah Nan Kwin, and Ta Nyin villages on 9 Oct., resulting in the death of one KNLA soldier and two houses destroyed. Additionally, on 10 Oct., FBR medics assisted an injured KNLA  soldier on the front lines, successfully providing care for a shoulder and arm injury caused by Burma Army fire. 

Karenni resistance soldiers captured a Burma Army outpost while Karenni Rangers saw to the medical needs of soldiers and IDPs.

On 12 Oct. at 0600, resistance forces, including elements of the Karenni Army (KA), KNDF, and Karenni National People’s Liberation Front (KNPLF), attacked the Htoo River Burma Army Camp, Pha Saung Township. Burma Army abandoned the camp at 1740, fleeing to Bawlake Township. Karenni Rangers supported KNDF medical needs this week by training 71 recruits in combat first-aid and providing the KNDF Central Health Department with five boxes of Oral Rehydration Solution. On 14 Oct., Rangers also served IDPs in Khar Bel Village, Ho Ya Township, by providing medical supplies and tarps.