The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) denies recent allegations of extrajudicial killing and mass abduction of local villagers in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme district.
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3,000 IDPs sheltering in Hsipaw, Namtu
Relief workers say that these internally displaced persons are urgently in need of blankets and warm clothing as the cold season sets in.
Shan, Ta’ang friendships strained over ethnic conflict
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200 villagers flee fighting in Namtu
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Burma army claims 26 Kokang rebels killed
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