Northern Shan State
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TNLA publicly defies China’s demand to return captured towns; junta responds with fresh airstrikes
Meanwhile, despite continuing military tensions, sources say that border trade is showing some signs of revival
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As Ta’ang fighters seize more Myanmar army bases, Chinese officials call for cessation of conflict
While China has reportedly maintained ties with both the Myanmar junta and opposing groups, city authorities in Ruili, China expressly called for the anti-junta fighters of the Ta’ang National Liberation Army to lay down their arms
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Wa army takes control of town in northern Shan State
The negotiated takeover of Tangyan comes amid fears that fighting near Lashio could spread to areas east of the city
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Anti-junta fighters push towards northern Shan State’s largest city
Civilians fled their homes amid heavy shelling as Brotherhood Alliance fighters reportedly took brief control of a battalion base outside Lashio, northern Shan State’s administrative capital
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Civilian death toll rises amid escalating clashes in northern Shan State capital
Locals claimed barrages of shells killed more than a dozen people in Lashio Township on Wednesday and Thursday after the Kokang Army, a Brotherhood Alliance member, reportedly initiated attacks on military outposts
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