Myanmar: Taw Oo District Short Update: Burma Army shelling and air strike injured two children, damaged villagers’ houses, and caused displacement in Htaw Ta Htoo Township (July 2025)

Country: Myanmar Source: Karen Human Rights Group Please refer to the attached file. This Short Update describes events occurring in Htaw Ta Htoo (Htantabin) Township, Taw Oo (Toungoo) District. On 21 July 2025, the Burma Army fired shells into Aa--- village, Zayat Gyi Taung Chan village tract, injuring a 14-year-old girl and a 7-year-old girl. Additionally, houses of villagers were damaged. Following the shelling, villagers displaced themselves from the village. Later that morning, after villagers displaced, an aircraft of the Burma Army conducted an air strike into the village. The air strike did not injure anyone but damaged three villagers’ houses. The same day, more shells were fired by the Burma Army and damaged another villager’s house. [1] On 21 July 2025, at around 8 am, three shells [fired by the Burma Army [2] Infantry Battalion (IB) [3] #73] landed inside Aa--- village, Zayat Gyi Taung Chan village tract [4] , Htaw Ta Htoo (Htantabin) Township, Taw Oo (Toungoo) District. Two shells landed inside Daw [5] A---’s house compound. The first shell landed behind the house, and the second shell landed behind the house in the pond, outside of the compound. However, the second shell remained unexploded. The third shell landed and exploded in front of the house’s stoop, which was made out of brick. When the first shell exploded, the shrapnel injured the two daughters of Ma [6] B---, who were in their house, which is located right next to their grandmother, Daw A---’s, house. One of the daughters, Ma C---, 14 years old, sustained injuries to her left fingers and right arm. The other daughter, Ma D---, 7 years old, sustained a minor scratch on her forehead. As the shrapnel hit their house, it was completely destroyed. The house that they lost would cost 5,000,000 kyats (2,380.95 U...

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