Military Council camps in northern Shan State continue to be attacked
In northern Shan State, the fighting between the military council and the twin alliance forces continues to intensify, and the MNDAA's Kokang army said that three military bases in the Kokang area and one more camp in the Moanko area were seized today. The TNLA Ta An Army is in Nam Kham City. It has been reported that the military council camp based in the center of the city has been taken over. Ko San Kyaw presented the situation of the battle in the northern Shan region.
On the 12th day of the 1027 operation of the 3 twin alliances, the fighting in the northern Shan region continues to intensify. The group's spokesperson, Lee Kyaw Win, said that MNDAA's nine-member unit had taken over 4 camps as of noon today.
"In the morning, we were able to capture three more camps in Kokang district. At 12:40 p.m., Mong Ko had successfully captured Biuhar Hill. Mongkou Strategy Hill is a strategy hill that sits next to the city of Mongkou. And on the Mupan (Sinny) side. On the Sinni side, we are also fighting with the 16th Army. Just yesterday, we were able to successfully defeat the reinforcement column about 200 meters east of the 16th square. "
He said that during these days, Byuhar Hill 2 in the Mongko area was seized, and on the 5th of this month, the Panlong Byuhar Hill in the west of Mongko was also seized.
"He is not the same as Mongko Buuharkone and Panlong Buuharkone. Two. We were able to capture Mong Ko Buuha Hill this afternoon. But Panlong is the place we were able to capture on the 5th day. Panlong is an encampment on the hill west of Mong Ko. "
There are also reports that Major General Aung Kyaw Lwin, the commander of the 99th Military Council Division, was killed in the Battle of Panlong Byuharkone.
On the 4th of this month, the Kokan Army (MNDAA) and the Rakhine Army (AA) joined forces to attack the 2 guard camps of the Panlong main strategic hill. On the 5th, the Brotherhood Alliance announced that they captured 2 guard posts and the main strategic hill, and that the Rakhine Army (AA) led the main attack in the Panlong strategic hill battle. VOA has not been able to independently confirm the news of the death of the 99th Division commander.
The TNLA reported that at 6:00 a.m. today, they seized the camp of the Military Council and the People's Army based in the downtown pagoda of Namkham city, and that they were able to seize 28 different types of weapons, including a pistol, and other military equipment.
In today's press release, TNLA released a photo taken by their troops in front of the police station in Mantong. No is not clearly stated. A Palaung resident said that Mantong has been captured.
"They took all the Mantong and gathered in Namtu. It's close to the same place. kept I heard that it was seized, kept.”
I called some Mantong residents and contacted the TNLA information officer to get confirmation about this news, but I was unable to get in touch.
On the 6th of this month, TNLA and MDY PDF joined forces to attack military council camps near Gotdung in Nungcho Township, but no news has been released about the latest situation.
As a result of the fighting in North Shan that started on October 27, more than 400 travelers from Lauk Kai town are stranded on the road because the MNDAA did not allow them to pass near Pasin Kyaw village. The News and Information Department of the Kokang Autonomous Region announced that an evacuation camp has been opened at border line 125 for more than 12,000 people who fled their homes due to the war in the region. As of the 6th of this month, the number has reached 13,400. food, It is also stated that they are facing health and drinking water problems.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) announced on Thursday that more than 23,000 people have been displaced from their homes during the week-long fighting, and that the total number of refugees, including those already there and fleeing the war, is now 37,400.
