{"id":63601,"date":"2005-11-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-11-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freeburmarangers.org\/2005\/11\/16\/fbr-relief-mission-report-25-august-30-august-2005\/"},"modified":"2005-11-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2005-11-16T00:00:00","slug":"fbr-relief-mission-report-25-august-30-august-2005","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/my\/2005\/11\/16\/fbr-relief-mission-report-25-august-30-august-2005\/","title":{"rendered":"FBR Relief Mission Report 25 August \u2013 30 August 2005"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" bordercolordark=\"#b7c494\" bordercolor=\"#b7c494\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"662\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" bordercolorlight=\"#b7c494\" bordercolordark=\"#333333\" bordercolor=\"#003333\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"99%\" class=\"bodybox\"><span class=\"title1\">FBR Relief Mission             Report <br \/>            25 August \u0096 30 August 2005<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"99%\" class=\"greytext\">Karen State, Burma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"99%\" class=\"greytext\">16 November, 2005<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"99%\" class=\"title1\">\n<div align=\"left\" class=\"title2\">\n<div class=\"divdashedline\"> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" bordercolordark=\"#b7c494\" bordercolor=\"#b7c494\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5\" bgcolor=\"#b7c494\" bordercolor=\"#b7c494\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"660\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" bordercolorlight=\"#b7c494\" bordercolordark=\"#333333\" bordercolor=\"#003333\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"1%\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" height=\"26\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"99%\" height=\"26\">\n<div align=\"left\" class=\"title2\">KEY DEVELOPMENTS<a name=\"0\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"1%\" height=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"4\" height=\"85\" class=\"linkMenu\">\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"linkMenu\"><a href=\"#1\" class=\"linkMenu\">Two villagers                 killed by Burma Army land mines <\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"linkMenu\"> <a href=\"#2\" class=\"linkMenu\">Relief                 Mission responds to severe outbreak of diseases<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"linkMenu\"><a href=\"#3\" class=\"linkMenu\"> Burma Army displace                 villagers and occupy land<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"95%\" border=\"0\" bordercolordark=\"#b7c494\" bordercolor=\"#b7c494\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5\" bgcolor=\"#b7c494\" bordercolor=\"#b7c494\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td class=\"bodyCopy\" width=\"731\">\n<table width=\"99%\" border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"1%\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\"><span class=\"title2\">Two Karen villagers killed by Burma             Army land mines<\/span><i><a name=\"1\"><\/a> <\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"12%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Two Karen young men were killed after stepping on landmines following a Burma   Army operation in their area. <\/p>\n<p>On 31 August 2005 at 1:00 p.m., a Mau Pu villager named Saw Per Kaw, age 24,   stepped on one of the Burma Army land mines and lost his left foot. Saw Per   Kaw died on 4 September 2005 at 2:00 p.m. <\/p>\n<p>On the same day, 31 August 2005, at 4:00p.m., Saw Thaw Kaw Htoo, age 28, stepped   on another Burma Army land mine, lost both of his feet and died immediately.   He left behind his wife, who is seven months pregnant. <\/p>\n<p>Burma Army LIB 590 and IB 60 had previously launched an operation against villages   of displaced Karen in the Hti Hkgo, Ler Klah and Mau Pu areas of Nyaunglebin   District , Western Karen State. <\/p>\n<p><i>\u0091This is a tragic loss, directly caused by the Burma Army assault which   had already resulted in the displacement of villagers, the destruction of property   and the laying of landmines which killed these two men.\u0092 A Free Burma Rangers   spokesman said.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/11\/20051116_01.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\"><br \/><span class=\"caption\">Kwe Lah villagers in their hiding hut. Nyaunglebin District.<\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"95%\" border=\"0\" bordercolordark=\"#b7c494\" bordercolor=\"#b7c494\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5\" bgcolor=\"#b7c494\" bordercolor=\"#b7c494\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td class=\"bodyCopy\" width=\"730\">\n<table width=\"99%\" border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"1%\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\"><span class=\"title2\">Relief Mission responds to severe             outbreak of diseases<\/span><i><a name=\"2\"><\/a> <\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"12%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><i><span class=\"title2\">Introduction<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>An FBR trained team produced the following report based on field research into   the situation facing IDPs living in <place w:st=\"on\"><placename w:st=\"on\">Karen<\/placename><placename w:st=\"on\">State<\/placename><\/place>. Five team members went on the relief   mission to help the people of this area, including a team leader, medic, township   office staff, Karen Youth Organization (KYO) member, and Karen Women Organization   (KWO) member.<\/p>\n<p>The location and dates of their mission are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Area: in <placename w:st=\"on\">Western<\/placename><placename w:st=\"on\">Karen<\/placename><placename w:st=\"on\">State<\/placename>,   Nyaunglebin District and <place w:st=\"on\"><placename w:st=\"on\">Mone<\/placename><placetype w:st=\"on\">Township<\/placetype><\/place><\/p>\n<p>Date: 25 August 2005 \u0096 30 August 2005<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"title2\">Health Report <\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"275\" hspace=\"12\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/11\/20051116_02.jpg\" width=\"350\" v:shapes=\"_x0000_s1026\"><br \/><span class=\"caption\">IDP children in hiding site. Nyaunglebin District<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Along with the attacks of the Burma Army the people were also suffering from   a severe outbreak of Diarrhea, Dysentery, and other diseases. The FBR team discussed   the problems with our leaders and gave medicine to the Mone FBR team to help   the people in these village tracts.<\/p>\n<p>The team treated 490 people in the three village tracts, including Saw Tin   Der, Ken Po Der, and Thet Baw Der and K\u0092Waw Ko Villages. The team visited some   schools and most of the school children got diarrhea and other sicknesses.\u00a0The   team treated school children and villagers. Some villagers in these areas died   from malaria. The team did not have enough medicine to treat everyone, but they   did their best to encourage, teach preventative health and pray with the villagers. <\/p>\n<p><i><span class=\"title2\">Survival Strategies <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>In this area as in other areas under Burma Army oppression, the IDPs and villagers   do an amazing job of surviving and resisting attempts of complete control by   the Burma Army. The people work together to escape the Burma Army and care for   each other, sharing food and shelter. <\/p>\n<table width=\"95%\" border=\"0\" bordercolordark=\"#b7c494\" bordercolor=\"#b7c494\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5\" bgcolor=\"#b7c494\" bordercolor=\"#b7c494\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td class=\"bodyCopy\" width=\"731\">\n<table width=\"99%\" border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3%\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" height=\"28\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\" height=\"28\"><span class=\"title2\">Burma Army displace             villagers and occupy land<\/span><i><a name=\"3\"><\/a> <\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"12%\" height=\"28\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\" height=\"28\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"300\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/11\/20051116_03.jpg\" width=\"400\"><span class=\"caption\"> <br \/>  Burma Army occupation of KNLA #9 Battalion, Nyaunglebin District\u00a0<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>An FBR team leader also sent information about the attacks by the Burma Army   in the central area of Nyaunglebin District. The Burma Army attacked and occupied   the Headquarters camp of \u00a0Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) \u00a0#9   Battalion. This camp was in <place w:st=\"on\"><placename w:st=\"on\">Ler<\/placename><placename w:st=\"on\">Wah<\/placename><placetype w:st=\"on\">Township<\/placetype><\/place>   and helped to protect Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) living in this area.   The Burma Army attack displaced over 400 people and resulted in the Burma Army   occupying the headquarters and surrounding area.<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"221\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/11\/20051116_04.jpg\" width=\"300\" v:shapes=\"_x0000_i1030\"><br \/><\/span><span class=\"caption\">IDP children play in hiding site. Nyaunglebin District.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The unit controlling this attack is Burma Army Tactical Operation Command (TOC)   332 led by Myo Win is under the control of Burma Army Division 33. (There are   two commanders Major General Tin Htun Aung and Lt Col Shwe Nyo.)<\/p>\n<p>Burma Army LIB 42 and TOC 332 were the troops directly involved in the occupation.   On October 19th those troops left <place w:st=\"on\"><placename w:st=\"on\">Ler<\/placename><placename w:st=\"on\">Wah<\/placename><placetype w:st=\"on\">Township<\/placetype><\/place>   and returned to Ler Doh town. <\/p>\n<p>In Ler Wah Burma Army LIB 12 remained \u0096 one battalion which separated into   two columns. <\/p>\n<p>Burma Army IB 73 arrived at Ler Doh town. There is no information about their   plan but they will go to meet BA LIB 12. <\/p>\n<p>Karen military leaders asked villagers to return and collect the paddy for   the IDPs from a farm opposite BA LIB 12&#8217;s position.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"267\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/11\/20051116_05.jpg\" width=\"300\" v:shapes=\"_x0000_i1031\" alt='&lt;font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span '><br \/><span class=\"caption\">IDP woman in hiding site; sick after recently giving birth.   Nyaunglebin District.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) troops cut LIB 12 off from food (by   closing transport routes).\u00a0 They hoped this would force the Burma Army   troops to leave.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p> Some villagers stayed nearby, but did not go too close to BA LIB 12.<\/p>\n<p>A relief team leader in that area will try to see the Burma Army camp and send   a report. There are 8 Burma Army columns in that area.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"261\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/11\/20051116_06.jpg\" width=\"350\" v:shapes=\"_x0000_i1033\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">Ler Wah villagers eating at their hiding site. Nyaunglebin   District.<\/p>\n<p>On Oct 28, Burma Army IB 48 and IB 76 &#8211;\u00a0 led by Zaw Thu &#8211; were sent to   reinforce BA LIB 12. KNLA activity disrupted this from taking place. These Burma   Army troops clashed with KNLA security near Baw Gaw Taw on 5 November 2005.   There were three Burma Army soldiers wounded and two killed. <\/p>\n<p>A former commander of BA TOC 332 is reported as having died.\u00a0 The TOC   332 commander in charge now is Ta Nuang Oo. <\/p>\n<p>It is unclear at this time when the Burma Army will attack again. The people   of this area are still displaced and need cooking pots, shelter and food.<\/p>\n<table width=\"95%\" border=\"0\" bordercolordark=\"#b7c494\" bordercolor=\"#b7c494\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5\" bgcolor=\"#b7c494\" bordercolor=\"#b7c494\" height=\"90\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"730\" class=\"bodyCopy\" height=\"90\">\n<table width=\"99%\" border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"1%\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\" class=\"bodyTitle\">Notes to Editor<\/td>\n<td width=\"12%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3%\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" height=\"30\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"188%\" colspan=\"2\" height=\"30\">\n<p>1. FBR provided some medical care for the displaced people in <place w:st=\"on\"><placename w:st=\"on\">Ler<\/placename><placename w:st=\"on\">Wah<\/placename><placetype w:st=\"on\">Township<\/placetype><\/place> and will be sending one set of               cooking pots for each of the displaced families. FBR is grateful               to all who enable this work to continue.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\" height=\"30\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\nvar post=eval({\"id\":63601,\"title\":\"FBR Relief Mission Report 25 August \\u2013 30 August 2005\",\"subject\":\"FBR: FBR Relief Mission Report 25 August \\u2013 30 August 2005\",\"admin_email\":\"info@freeburmarangers.org\",\"admin_name\":\"FBR\"});\n<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FBR Relief Mission Report 25 August \u0096 30 August 2005 Karen State, Burma 16 November, 2005 \u00a0 \u00a0 KEY DEVELOPMENTS \u00a0 Two villagers killed by Burma Army land mines Relief Mission responds to severe outbreak of diseases Burma Army displace &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/my\/2005\/11\/16\/fbr-relief-mission-report-25-august-30-august-2005\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":63592,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reports","state-karen3-nyaunglebin","state-karen","state-magwe","state-pegu"],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"2.7.8","language":"my","enabled_languages":["en","my"],"languages":{"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"my":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63601"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63601\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}