Attacking DKBA troops have killed at least one villager, displaced more than 200, burned homes and destroyed food in new attacks on villagers and KNLA positions in Dooplaya District of Central Karen State. It is even reported that they have crossed into Thailand during these attacks and captured a KNLA soldier. The attacks are being conducted by DKBA battalions 907, 906 and 333, and are being supported with Burma Army weapons, ammunition and supplies. Troops are targeting villagers, shooting anyone they find and destroying all property they come across. The soldiers are also leaving behind landmines after they pass through an area, making it very difficult for villagers to return and salvage destroyed food or belongings.

Burma Army attacks remain frequent in the northern Karen State; shoot-on-sight killings and the destruction of crops remain the primary concern for those in hiding, and the subjugation and deliberate starvation of ethnic Karen villagers continues as the Burma Army attempts to consolidate its rule and squeeze displaced populations into areas it can control. Following attacks which displaced more than 30,000 people in northern Karen State between early 2006 and 2008, the Burma Army has slowed its offensive but has not eased in its ill-treatment of Burma's ethnic minorities. Forced labor, extortion, theft and harassment are commonplace for villagers living under the Burma Army and these abuses are conducted with impunity.

In the September 2008 issue you will find:

* Saffron Revolution one year on

* Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

* SPDC Army * Cyclone Nargis recovery

* Arrests intensify

* Food shortages

* Other Burma news

* List of Reports

* Much more...