Fighting has rocked the town of Lashio, home to the military’s northeastern command, since July 3.
YANGON - Myanmar’s junta and an ethnic minority armed group both claimed on July 25 they were in control of a town and regional military command in northern Shan state following days of clashes.home to the military’s north-eastern command, since July 3, when an alliance of ethnic armed groups renewed an offensive against junta troops.
A video uploaded to social media claiming to have been shot in Lashio on July 25 morning showed deserted streets with no soldiers in sight.Northern Shan state has been rocked by fighting since late last month, when an alliance of ethnic armed groups renewed an offensive against the military along the highway to China’s Yunnan province.
On July 10, TNLA fighters briefly captured a battalion command in Lashio, before junta air strikes forced them to retreat, one of its commanders told AFP at the time. Dozens of civilians have been killed or wounded in the recent fighting, according to the junta and local rescue groups.China is a major ally and arms supplier to the junta, but analysts say it also maintains ties with armed ethnic groups in Myanmar that hold territory near its border.
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