People trying to leave Kawkareik town are stuck

Airstrikes Hit 10 Kawkareik Township Villages Over New Year

On 16 April, the final day of the traditional Myanmar Thingyan Water Festival that celebrates the beginning of the new year from 13 to 16 April, junta airstrikes hit seven villages in Kawakareik Township, Karen State. On the morning of 16 April airstrikes hit the Kawkareik Township villages of Laytaing, Inngyi and Tharyakone. No casualties were reported, but Aungchanthar Monastery in Laytaing Village, a monastery in Inngyi Village and several ho…

April 19, 2025. KIC KNU-Karen National Union Brigade (6) controlled area, Kawkareik Township, Kawkareik-Kyondo Road, is in heavy fighting, and those who want to evacuate from Kawkareik town are being trapped, according to a source in the town. The military conducted airstrikes on villages around Kyondo town during the fighting between the Karen National Liberation Army-KNLA and the military council in Phan Daing village on the Kawkareik-Kyondo r…