500 flee homes in Namtu as Shan, Ta’ang armies clash
Most travelled by foot, carrying what possessions they could.
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300 Namtu villagers flee as RCSS, TNLA resume fighting
The 324 villagers are now being sheltered at a Buddhist monastery in Man San village near Namtu town.
Conflict Lead Story News Shan Ta'ang
TNLA, Burma Army clashes in Namhsan displace over 100
Clashes between the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and the Tatmadaw erupted in Khay Khin and Man Wel villages, part of Namhsan Township, Shan State, on Tuesday morning, sending more than 100 locals fleeing to neighbouring Namtu Township.
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Armed clashes flare in Kachin and Shan states
Burmese government forces, Kachin, Shan and Palaung rebels all involved in armed clashes this week.
Conflict Lead Story News Ta'ang
Villagers walk free after 2 months in TNLA captivity
Aik Non and Aik Ki were abducted by the TNLA in March for alleged connections to rival ethnic armed group RCSS/SSA.
200 villagers flee fighting in Namtu
“They claimed that three or four villagers from Wanmai were abducted by the Palaung armed group [TNLA] and yet to return.”
Palaung army talks peace
TNLA vows to avoid armed clashes and reduce tensions with Burmese government forces, as it bids to join other ethnic armed groups in signing a ceasefire.
Burmese army outpost attacked in Shan State
24th Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) reportedly lost two men when its camp, located about a mile outside the town of Namtu, was attacked.
Conflict Kokang Lead Story News Shan
Namtu villagers return home as TNLA retreat
Some 400 villagers who were displaced by fighting between Burmese government forces and the Palaung army return to their homes.
