According to funeral assistance groups, civilians are being killed daily because artillery shells fired by the military during clashes continue to strike residential villages. Due to the military’s inhumane actions, countless innocent civilians, including children, have lost their lives across the country. Before burying her son, the child’s mother reportedly wept while placing her hands on his body and embracing his face in grief. In a case that occurred the same week, a young woman who resided in Myoma Ward, Sut Jat village, was struck by heavy artillery while having her meal at 9:00 AM on 6 August 2025. An artillery fragment struck the top of her head. She was transferred from Hpakant Hospital to Myitkyina for further treatment, but she died at 3:00 AM a few days later on 9 August. Within Hpakant Township, military junta forces and the militia led by Min Zin Thant of Shaduzup, operating under the military, have launched offensives against the KIA under the title of “area clearance operations.” Fighting continued throughout the day on 26 August 2025. During the clashes, the Myanmar Armed Forces fired artillery shells from the Hpakant strategic hill into civilian areas, causing houses to catch fire. Soldiers from the military and militia were also reported to have looted property, arrested civilians, taken people away, and used them as human shields. At around 7:15 p.m on the same day, the military launched a drone bomb attack on the Buddhist Moni Zeya Monastery. The attack damaged the monastery’s roof and brick walls. One monk and three novice monks were seriously injured. According to reports, the injured were taken to Lone Khin Public Hospital for medical treatment. Politically and economically, Hpakant Township is an important natural resource area and has produced jade and gemstones for many years. It is one of the country’s most significant economic regions, generating substantial tax revenue for the state and for armed resistance groups. On September 8, 2025, at around 9:40 PM, heavy weapons were fired from the Hpakant strategic hill into Ba Zan Chaung village, Seik Mu village, and Hseng Taung village Tract. One shell exploded inside a jade mining site, and another 120 mm shell exploded in a residential house. 27 | "Inhumane Acts" by KHRW