Myanmar: Dooplaya District Short Update: Burma Army shelling, fighting, and villagers’ protest against the Burma military regime’s election in Noh T’Kaw Township (December 2025 to January 2026)

Country: Myanmar Source: Karen Human Rights Group Please refer to the attached file. This Short Update describes events occurring in Noh T’Kaw (Kyainseikgyi) Township, Dooplaya District, in December 2025 to January 2026. On 10 December 2025, Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) soldiers forced a villager named A--- from Aa--- village, Da Li village tract, to transport rations and Burma Army soldiers to the Da Li Bridge, Da Li village tract. While he was transporting the Burma Army soldiers, the combined forces of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and People’s Defence Force (PDF) attacked them, and the truck was burned and destroyed. After his truck was burned, A--- faced livelihood difficulties because he relied on the truck to support his family as a driver. On 6 January 2026, Burma Army Infantry Battalion (IB) #32 fired 81 mm and 120 mm mortar shells into the villages in Noh T’Kaw village tract. One of the mortar shells landed in Ab--- village and damaged a villager's house and plantation. On 9 January 2026, around 600 villagers from Noh T’Kaw and Noh Taw Plah village tracts protested against the Burma military regime's election. [1] DKBA forced villagers to transport soldiers and goods After the military coup in February 2021 [2] , the KNLA [Karen National Liberation Army] [3] and the PDF [People’s Defence Force] [4] destroyed Da Li’s bridge that was located in between Kyainseikgyi Town [also known locally as Seik Gyi Town], Noh T’Kaw (Kyainseikgyi) Township, Dooplaya District, and Ac--- village, [no village tract [5] ], Kruh Tuh Township, Dooplaya District, to cut off the [transportation] connection between Burma Army [6] soldiers. Therefore, Burma Army soldiers could no longer use this bridge for travel. This bridge was very important for Burma Army soldiers who ...

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