Lashio, located in northern Shan State, is home to nearly 150,000 people. Its residents have been continually affected by the violence that has engulfed this region in recent months. In September, the Myanmar Air Force conducted at least 15 airstrikes, which has killed at least 9 and injured 42 civilians. The airstrikes are targeting areas controlled by the Brotherhood Alliance’s Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) and has caused widespread destruction. Lashio residents are living in fear of futher retaliatory attacks. The MNDAA took control of Lashio after it seized the Northeast Regional Military Command (RMC) on Aug. 3.