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FBR REPORT: Landmines, Victims and Flooding from Burma Army Dam ProjectDisplaces Multiple CommunitiesNyaunglebin District, Karen State, Burma17 January, 2011

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Flooding from Burm a Army dam project displaces multiple communitiesBurma Army burns house, plants landmines: one man loses legFBR Nyaunglebin t eams' mission report

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Burma Army Burns House and Plants Landmines in Mone Township: One ManLoses LegOn Christmas day, 25 December, 2010: Burma Army soldiers placed landmines on trails and village land, as wellas burning down one house near a Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA)- ethnic pro-democracy resistance-outpost in Mone Township in northwestern Karen State. The KNLA sent one soldier, Saw Kweh K'Baw, to deminethe area; he discovered and disarmed four mines before stepping on and detonating a fifth. He lost his left foot inthe explosion and was treated by FBR medics. Over 200 villagers fled the Burma army mine laying patrols.

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Kweh K'Baw, after receiving initial treatment after steppingon landmine. (see more pictures at end of report)

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Pro-Democracy resistance forcesremove landmines placed near avillage by the Burma Army

IDPs from recent attacks in Mone Township

Building burnt by Burma Army in Mone Township

Communities Displaced Due to Flooding from Dam ProjectEntire communities in northwestern Karen State have been displaced due to extensive flooding from a new damproject on the Shwe Gyin River. This project was initiated by the SPDC government in Burma and is due to becompleted by the end of January, 2011. FBR relief teams on a mission in the area conducted a reconnaissanceof the nearby Burma Army Mae Zaung camp. The unit there is Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 349, which isresponsible for security of the Shwe Gyin Dam project. According to one villager who once lived where a lakenow stands: "I lived at Mae Zaung Ywa and my family survived by planting orchards. I planted dogfruit trees andlemon trees, and every year I made a living and never worried for myself or my family. Since the SPDC startedthe Shwe Gyin dam construction, all my orchards were flooded and I had to leave my village. I now live in ShweGyin town. Many of my friends in my village fled anywhere they could, and some went to a refugee camp. I havehad to restart my life to survive, and now I do not have a regular income. I just work day by day and worry aboutmy future."

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Extensive flooding resulting from a dam project on Shwe Gyin River

Nyaunglebin District teams' mission report

MISSION SUMMARY:Five Karen relief teams went on a mission to provide humanitarian assistance and bring help, hope, and love tovillagers and displaced people in northwestern Karen State. The mission ran from December 5th, 2010, throughDecember 24th, 2010. They went to villages in the Shwe Gyin (Hsaw Hti) Township area of Nyaunglebin (Kler Lwe Htoo) District. The teams set up a program outside each village, and villagers would come there to receivemedical aid and participate in Good Life Club programs for children. The teams were able to give medical aid tomore than 250 villagers. The teams also conducted reconnaissance of Burma Army camps in the area,photographed them, and recorded the names of the battalions and leaders stationed at each camp.

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GLC program in Doo Pa Lae village

BURMA ARMY ACTIVITY:

There are multiple Burma Army camps in and around Hsaw Hti Township. This area saw attacks anddisplacement in early 2010, but Burma Army activity is currently minimal. Camps in the area and correspondingunits include:

1. Thay Kay Mae Soe Camp -- LIB 3502. Kyo Daw Goe Camp -- LIB 3493. Mae Te Ta Camp -- LIB 5894. Lae Ya Camp -- LIB 5895. Ler Tau Thoe Camp - LIB5986. Ko Pet Camp -- LIB 3507. U Pao Chaung Camp -- LIB 3508. Thei Kay Mae Soe Camp -- LIB 3509. Mae Zaung Wa Camp -- LIB 349 IB

10. Wa Ko Law Te Camp - LIB 34911. Ler Kyo Kgo Camp -- LIB 34912. Aut Mae Zaung Camp -- Infantry Battalion (IB) 5713. Kae Kge Ko Camp - IB 5714. Zalu Chaung Camp - LIB 59815. Wingalone Camp - LIB 589

From Mae Zaung Wa to Ler Wah there are no Burma Army camps but troops are patrolling the area from MilitaryOperations Command (MOC) 16. The commander's names are Lt. Col. Thet Kheing - LIB 589; Maj. Aung Zaw -LIB 350; and Maj. Tha Zin Aung - LIB 349. The Wa Ko Law Te camp is led by Thet Oo. The Strategic OperationsCommand (SOC)is led by Myo Win.

VILLAGER SITUATION:

Currently there are no new IDPs in this area; however the Burma Army is near every village. The situationremains unstable. There were schools in most of the villages the teams visited, however, education in the arearemains intermittent due to attacks this year and continued threats. For example, from January through December

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2010, the people in Hti Blah village had to flee once and had to prepare to flee another four times. In Doo Pa Laevillage they did not flee during the year, but had to prepare to flee four times -- in January, February, July, andSeptember. Villagers are getting food primarily from subsistence farming. The common medical conditions thatthe teams treated were: common cold, urinary tract infections (UTI), hypertension, intestinal worms, anemia,chronic joint pain, beri beri, malaria, malnutrition, skin diseases, acute respiratory infection (ARI), eye diseases,diarrhea, and dysentery. Mosquito nets were also distributed.

FBR medics treat patients on a mission in central Karen State

TEAM SUMMARY:The teams interviewed villagers and conducted Good Life Club programs, which included teaching basic health,supplying maps and books to schools, singing songs, and playing games. They gave medical aid, encouragedthe villagers, and shed light on the actions of the Burma Army.

Thank you for your support in helping these teams make a difference bringing help, hope, and love to the peoplein Karen State, Burma.

Thank you and may God Bless you,

FBR Nyaunglebin District Teams

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Local medics treat Kweh 'K'Baw, man wounded bylandmine

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Saw Kweh K'Baw, wounded by a landmine placed by theBurma Army

The Free Burma Ranger’s (FBR) mission is to provide hope, help and love to internally displaced people insideBurma, regardless of ethnicity or religion. Using a network of indigenous field teams, FBR reports on human rightsabuses, casualties and the humanitarian needs of people who are under the oppression of the Burma Army. FBRprovides medical, spiritual and educational resources for IDP communities as they struggle to survive Burmesemilitary attacks.

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