{"id":68438,"date":"2015-05-22T23:38:37","date_gmt":"2015-05-22T23:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/?p=60820"},"modified":"2015-05-22T23:41:36","modified_gmt":"2015-05-22T23:41:36","slug":"fbr-ranger-injured-by-burma-army-mortar-fire-and-heavy-airstrikes-on-kachin-positions-photographed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/my\/2015\/05\/22\/fbr-ranger-injured-by-burma-army-mortar-fire-and-heavy-airstrikes-on-kachin-positions-photographed\/","title":{"rendered":"FBR Ranger Injured By Burma Army Mortar Fire and Airstrikes on Kachin Positions Photographed"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">FBR Ranger Injured By Burma Army Mortar Fire and Airstrikes on Kachin Positions Photographed<\/span><\/h1>\n<address><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span>Kachin State, Burma<\/span><\/span><\/address>\n<address><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span>23 May 2015<\/span><\/span><\/address>\n<p>\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\">A Free Burma Ranger cameraman has been injured by shrapnel while documenting ongoing fighting in Kachin State, Northern Burma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #f3f3f3;\" href=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/2015\/05\/22\/fbr-ranger-injured-by-burma-army-mortar-fire-and-heavy-airstrikes-on-kachin-positions-photographed\/1-5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60822\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-60822\" title=\"FBR Cameraman receives first aid after being hit by mortar shrapnel\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<dl id=\"attachment_60822\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 610px;\">\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">FBR Cameraman receives first aid after being hit by mortar shrapnel<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span>On the 10 May mortar and machine gun fire between Burma Army and Kachin Independence Army (KIA) troops was exchanged over several hours at the head of Nam Lim Pa Village, Mansi Township in the KIA&#8217;s 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Brigade district.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_60823\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 600px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/2015\/05\/22\/fbr-ranger-injured-by-burma-army-mortar-fire-and-heavy-airstrikes-on-kachin-positions-photographed\/2-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60823\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-60823\" title=\"Free Burma Ranger receives treatment\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Free Burma Ranger receives treatment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\">During the fighting one of FBR&#8217;s senior cameramen was hit in the arm by shrapnel when a Burma Army 60mm shell dropped 7m from his position.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/2015\/05\/22\/fbr-ranger-injured-by-burma-army-mortar-fire-and-heavy-airstrikes-on-kachin-positions-photographed\/3-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60824\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60824\" title=\"Treatment for shrapnel wound\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/31.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\">Though the wound was deep and our Ranger inspired blood loss prompt treatment from the KIA medics meant that he has already been able to return to duty.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_60825\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 600px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/2015\/05\/22\/fbr-ranger-injured-by-burma-army-mortar-fire-and-heavy-airstrikes-on-kachin-positions-photographed\/4-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60825\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-60825\" title=\"Burma Air Force Jet fires rockets at KIA positions around Nam Lim Pa 20\/5\/2015\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"243\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Burma Air Force Jet fires rockets at KIA positions around Nam Lim Pa 20\/5\/2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span>Nam Lim Pa has seen heavy fighting in the last month. On the 18<sup>th<\/sup> and 19<sup>th<\/sup> of May alone clashes continued for many hours and on the 20<sup>th<\/sup> Burma Airforce jets attacked KIA positions on multiple occasions. Our cameraman, despite his injuries, was able to photograph these attacks.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_60828\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 600px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/2015\/05\/22\/fbr-ranger-injured-by-burma-army-mortar-fire-and-heavy-airstrikes-on-kachin-positions-photographed\/attachment\/5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60828\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-60828\" title=\"K8 Karakorum attack aircraft of Burma Air Force turns for attack run\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">K8 Karakorum attack aircraft of Burma Air Force turns for attack run<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_60829\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 600px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/2015\/05\/22\/fbr-ranger-injured-by-burma-army-mortar-fire-and-heavy-airstrikes-on-kachin-positions-photographed\/attachment\/6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60829\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-60829\" title=\"K8 Overpass\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">K8 overpass<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span>God bless you.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span>Free Burma Rangers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\nvar post=eval({\"id\":68438,\"title\":\"FBR Ranger Injured By Burma Army Mortar Fire and Airstrikes on Kachin Positions Photographed\",\"subject\":\"FBR: FBR Ranger Injured By Burma Army Mortar Fire and Airstrikes on Kachin Positions Photographed\",\"admin_email\":\"info@freeburmarangers.org\",\"admin_name\":\"FBR\"});\n<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FBR Ranger Injured By Burma Army Mortar Fire and Airstrikes on Kachin Positions Photographed Kachin State, Burma 23 May 2015 \u00a0A Free Burma Ranger cameraman has been injured by shrapnel while documenting ongoing fighting in Kachin State, Northern Burma. 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