Civilian killed by junta artillery in Kawkareik Township

02 June 2023
Civilian killed by junta artillery in Kawkareik Township

Myanmar artillery units based in Kyondoe Town, in Kawkareik Township, Karen State have been randomly firing at civilians in the area, killing one and injuring three since 28 May.

Light Infantry Battalions 546 and 547 are based in Kyondoe. They terrorise innocent civilians by randomly firing artillery into the surrounding area at all times of day and night.

On 30 May Light Infantry Battalion 545 started randomly firing artillery into nearby areas at 10:00 a.m. A villager from Thayettaw Village in Kyondoe Town was killed by one of the shells.

“The artillery shell fell near Two Pagodas outside Thayettaw Village. The victim was driving a sidecar motorcycle on the road after having taken a patient to the hospital,” a Kyondoe resident said to Mizzima.

Previously on 28 May at 8:00 p.m. Infantry Battalion 546 fired 120mm and 105mm mortar rounds into Kwakareik Village. Three villagers were injured and six houses were destroyed, according to the Karen National Union. (KNU).

The three injured were named as Daw Thein Shwe (age, 52), Saw Htein Lin Aung (age, 15), and Naw Aye Mhan Htet (age, 21). None were seriously injured.

Kawkareik Township, is in Dooplaya District and is part of KNU Brigade 6 controlled area.