Ongoing fighting in Demoso Township, Karenni State, driven by the junta's offensive, has left locals and internally displaced people (IDPs) sheltering there fearing displacement once again. Both locals and IDPs fear the junta may escalate indiscriminate attacks, including artillery shelling and airstrikes on civilian and military targets across Demoso Township amid ongoing fighting. For example, going from the east to the west of Demoso Township is now really hard,” he said. Now we hear that junta forces are getting closer, and we’re running out of places to escape to,” she told NMG. The fighting is also disrupting travel to places such as Loinanhpa and Nanmekhon in Demoso Township.