Three senior officers were among 300 junta soldiers who surrendered to the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) in Lashio, northern Shan State on Sunday, the anti-junta armed group announced two days later via Youtube.
The MNDAA, an armed group of mostly ethnically Kokang Chinese members, posted footage in Mandarin accompanied by a written statement in Burmese claiming soldiers under the command of coup chief Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing had surrendered to the Brotherhood Alliance in Lashio.
The statement also claimed the MNDAA was treating the captives humanely in accordance with rules concerning prisoners of war.
The Brotherhood Alliance—a tripartite grouping of ethnic armed groups including the MNDAA—has been carrying out a coordinated offensive against the Myanmar military since last year, dubbed “Operation 1027.” The alliance suspended the operation in accordance with a Beijing-brokered ceasefire in January 2024, but resumed fighting against. . .
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