Between Jan. 28 and Feb. 2, airstrikes and landmines were a continual threat in Ka Ter Hti, Dwelo Township, Mu Traw District, causing casualties amongst combatants and civilians alike. The Burma military conducted four airstrikes, killing four villagers and wounding eight. Four of the eight villagers wounded were children, including Naw Dah Ler, age 5, who was wounded in the head. Resistance soldiers were also killed and wounded by Burma military airstrikes and suffered casualties from landmines on two occasions. FBR medics treated wounded at every incident, including donating blood to a resistance soldier and sent many casualties on to Hpapun for additional medical treatment. 

Burma Army attacked two monasteries in Hsaw Htee Township, Kler Lwe Htoo District, while Rangers supported the civilians displaced by the attacks. A Burma military jet dropped bombs on Nyaung Bin Gyi Buddhist temple on Jan. 27, destroying four monastery buildings and four houses. Burma Army also attacked the village with 120mm mortars, four howitzers, and drones, harming three villagers and forcing 500 villagers to flee their homes. Rangers provided 30 sacks of rice to the IDPs. On Jan. 28, Burma military attacked Pyi Yin monastery killing one villager. On Jan. 31,  the Burma Army Infantry Battalion (IB) 264 in Pin Za Lok Base shelled Aww Pa Wa Village with a howitzer, destroying one house. On the same day, a Burma military jet bombed Thay Koh Hser, injuring two children and one man, and destroying three houses. 

On Jan. 28 and 31, in Ler Doh Township, Kler Lwe Htoo District, Rangers conducted two Good Life Club (GLC) programs serving 187 children. They also conducted a medical clinic and distributed 235 sacks of rice and financial support to 1572 people. On Jan. 31, Burma Army in Na Tha Gwein shelled Le Ka Village with three howitzer rounds. On Feb. 2, Burma military attacked Ka Nyi Jo Village with drones and 120mm mortars, injuring one villager. Rangers gave medical treatment to the victim.  

Rangers conducted nine GLCs, sharing the Gospel, playing games, singing songs and sharing encouragement with over 2,650 adults and children in Dooplaya and Doo Tha Htoo districts in the midst of Burma military strikes. The Rangers also provided the IDPs and villagers with material aid and services, treating 796 medical patients and 134 dental patients.

In Dooplaya District, Rangers visited IDPs in the area surrounding Noh Chu Neh from Jan. 21 – 26, and conducted multiple GLCs with skits, songs, and sharing the Gospel. They also provided blankets, tarps for shelter, hygiene kits, snacks, and financial support. Noh Chu Neh Village has since been bombed out by the Burma military and more than 6,000 IDPs fled to surrounding IDP sites and villages. The battle over Noh Chu Neh Village continued from Jan. 29 to Feb. 1 and the Burma Army, including Light Infantry Division (LID) 44, burned down 14 civilian homes.

From Jan. 27 – 31, Rangers visited three IDP sites in the vicinity of the Asia Highway, conducting more GLCs and providing material and financial aid to orphans and widows. These IDPs have been displaced by Burma Army attacks around the Asia Highway from their bases in Myawaddy and Kawareik. This highway is strategic because it is a major trade route, connecting the heartland of Burma to Thailand. The resistance groups, including Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), and People’s Defence Force (PDF), are all working together to hold off the Burma Army from using this highway and conducting more attacks.

In Doo Tha Htoo District, Burma Army launched strikes against resistance and civilian areas, displacing hundreds of IDPs. At Mae Pali Village, the Burma Army conducted airstrikes and artillery strikes on Jan. 27 against KNLA forces on the outskirts. The attacks displaced approximately 322 civilians from surrounding villages, with Rangers assisting the evacuees. The same day, a KNLA soldier stepped on a landmine outside of the camp, which blew off his leg and wounded another soldier. Rangers responded to the incident and helped treat and evacuate the casualty. The KNLA, BPLA, PDF and other resistance forces captured the Burma Army Mae Pali camp on Feb. 1, after surrounding the Burma Army at the camp for weeks. The battle resulted in three soldiers killed and dozens of injuries before the resistance captured the camp, including 26 Burma Army soldiers and an assortment of weapons. Rangers helped treat injuries throughout the course of the battle and assisted IDPs.

Elsewhere in Doo Tha Htoo, the Burma Army launched five suicide drones into Daw Zang Gyi Village on Jan. 31 from their Kamamaung camp. Three drones exploded but did not result in any casualties. However, this incident marks an increase in suicide drone usage by the Burma military. Rangers conducted a GLC program on Jan. 28 in Ei Hel Village for over 400 IDPs, with singing, dancing, games, providing food, and sharing about God’s love.