Type of Incident

[Shelling.] Burma Army[2] shelling injured a villager.

Date of Incident(s)

December 5th 2025

Incident Location

(Village, Township and District)

Aa--- village, T’Hka Kloh village tract[3], Noh T’Kaw Township, Dooplaya District.

Victim Information

Name

Maung[4] A---

Age

45 years old

Gender

Man

Ethnicity

Bamar[5]

Marital Status  

Married

Occupation

Plantation worker

Religion

Christian

Position

Villager

Village

Aa--- village, T’Hka Kloh village tract, Noh T’Kaw Township, Dooplaya District.

Perpetrator Information (Armed Actors)

Name(s)

Rank

Unit

Base

Commander’s Name

Unknown

Unknown

Infantry Battalion (IB)[6] #283

Located between Tho Taing (Ther Ter) village and Shwe Done village [both in Noh T’Kaw village tract, Noh T’Kaw Township, Dooplaya District].

Unknown

1. Explain in detail how you collected this information.

I [KHRG researcher], who filled this information in myself, hid in a bunker [in Aa--- village] for safety during the shelling. The place where I was staying was only about 300 feet (91 meters) away from the location where the man was injured. [The researcher also conducted an interview with the victim’s wife, who was present during the incident.]

2. Explain how the source verified this information.

I [researcher] took pictures of the victim’s injury and interviewed his wife, so this information is true. [The researcher was also at the incident place when the shelling occurred.]

Describe the Incident(s) in complete detail.

Kyainseikgyi Town [locally known as Seik Gyi Town, located in Noh T’Kaw Township, Dooplaya District] is under the control of the Burma Army. There are three IBs, IB #283, IB #284, IB #32, and a Hilltop Operation Base located near the town. [These army camps have frequently carried out shelling and drone strikes in nearby areas.[7]]

On December 5th 2025, at around 12 pm, the combined forces of [the People’s Defence Force (PDF)[8] and] the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA)[9] attacked these Burma Army bases using drones. In response, the Burma Army indiscriminately fired 81 mm mortar shells at areas beside the main road in Aa--- village, T’Hka Kloh village tract, Noh T’Kaw Township, Dooplaya District. That day at noon, three shells landed near Aa--- village but did not damage any of the villagers’ houses.

Later that same day, at around 7 pm, the State Administration Council (SAC)[10] fired 81 mm and 60 mm mortar shells continuously into Aa--- village. Two mortar shells landed in a rubber plantation next to a villager's hut [near] Aa--- village. The explosions injured a villager named Maung A--- (45 years old) and damaged some rubber trees. It appeared that two mortars were fired simultaneously, as the second shell exploded approximately four seconds after the first. Before the shelling, the man had been watching a video with his family in the hut. When the first shell exploded, his wife and children ran into the bunker beneath the hut. As Maung A--- prioritised his wife and children’s safety and ensured they reached shelter first, the second shell landed [when he was still in the hut] and he was struck in the abdomen by shrapnel. Although injured, he did not dare to go to the clinic immediately, so he covered his injury with mud. After that, his wife applied monosodium glutamate (MSG) to the wound and, after some time, the bleeding stopped.

Ma[11] B--- [the victim’s wife] explained to KHRG: “After the first shell landed, I ran into the bunker with my children. The explosion initially deafened me, and I could not hear anything for a while. Two shells landed in the garden, while the others fell farther away. Their father [Maung A---] was injured in the abdomen, and his wound was bleeding a lot. Because of his abdominal injury, we may need to take him to the hospital in Kyainseikgyi Town for a medical checkup. At the moment, we have no money and will need to speak with our boss [employer] regarding financial support before going to the hospital. I do not wish for this kind of incident to happen again. We are deeply worried for our children.”

Maung A--- has four children. His family is originally from the Ayeyarwady Region. They moved to Aa--- village in 2014 and work on the rubber plantation as daily labourers. 

The SAC often conduct shelling, so villagers are afraid to travel. At night, villagers are prohibited [by the Burma Army] from travelling whether the Burma Army carries out active shelling or not. This restriction causes problems for pregnant women and patients with critical medical conditions [to access health care in Kyainseikgyi Town].

Did the victim(s) provide permission to use this information? Explain how that permission was provided.

The information can be used. [The victim and the victim’s wife gave KHRG permission to use the information.]