Myanmar: Taw Oo District Short Update: Burma Army fighting, shelling, arrest, and looting caused damages and displacement in Daw Hpah Hkoh Township (August 2026)

Country: Myanmar Source: Karen Human Rights Group Please refer to the attached file. This Short Update describes events occurring in Daw Hpah Hkoh (Thandaunggyi) Township, Taw Oo (Toungoo) District. On 28 July 2026, fighting happened two times successively between the Burma Army and the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) on a road that led to Thandaunggyi Town. On 8 August 2026, Burma Army soldiers from Thandaunggyi Bayit Naung Tat Myo Town fired a shell into Aa--- village, P’Shaw Loh village