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Map showing the Battle of Lashio during July–August 2024 Smoke rising from Lashio after the bombing, July 2024. On 2 July, the MNDAA began the Battle of Lashio against the heavily defended capital and largest town of northern Shan State. The TNLA joined the offensive the next day with the 2 armies attacking 4 junta bases surrounding Lashio.
If confirmed, the capture of Lashio would be the biggest victory for Myanmar’s anti-junta resistance since the 2021 coup and mark a turning point in the civil war. Myanmar rebels are claiming ...
A member of Lashio’s Freedom Youth Volunteers-FYV, reached while he was outside the city, told The Associated Press Monday that other members of his aid group had reported army personnel ...
On 3 August, the MNDAA announced that it had seized the headquarters of the junta’s Northeastern Command base in Lashio. As a result, the rebels took full control of the city of Lashio. [9] A few days earlier on 27 July, UWSA forces entered Lashio with the permission of both the MNDAA and junta to protect their external relations offices. [240]
During the rebel offensive, Min Aung Hlaing sacked Lashio's regional commander for insubordination after an argument, according to analyst Min Zaw Oo, who has interacted with junta officials, and ...
“The loss of Lashio would be a major strategic blow for the regime,” Morgan Michaels, a Singapore-based analyst with the International Institute of Strategic Studies who runs its Myanmar Conflict Map project, said in an email. “The city is home to the Northeast Command and is the junta’s last major line of defense in northern Shan State.
Two ethnic armed groups, the Ta’ang National Liberation Army, or TNLA, and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, or MNDAA, last week had been advancing on Lashio, the biggest city in northern Shan state. The TNLA represents the Ta’ang or Palaung ethnic minority, and the MNDAA is a military force of the Kokang minority, who are ...
The conflict escalated following the 2021 military coup, with the civilian-led Karenni People's Defence Force (KPDF) opening up a new front in northern Kayah State. After Tatmadaw troops attacked and burned down several villages in the region, KPDF fighters launched an offensive against the Tatmadaw, seizing and destroying several military ...