Ta’ang Troops Defeat Myanmar Junta Attackers

By The Irrawaddy 13 December 2022

Myanmar’s regime has suffered a heavy defeat to the Ta’ang Nationwide Liberation Military (TNLA) in northern Shan State regardless of utilizing airstrikes, in accordance with analysts.

Preventing broke out after the regime airlifted an estimated 200 troops in 5 helicopters to northwest Namhsan Township on December 7 to assault a TNLA base.

TNLA is an ethnic armed group that has been preventing for autonomy for the ethnic Palaung or Ta’ang folks in northern Shan State.

One helicopter landed close to a hill the place TNLA troops have been deployed and got here beneath assault. Junta troops have been quickly besieged whereas regime bases shelled the insurgent troops, in accordance with residents.

The regime has now carried out round 30 air raids, Shwe Phi Myay media reported. Ten air raids have been reported on Sunday.

Junta troops have been reportedly trapped close to Konethar village the place some have been captured by the TNLA final Friday.

By Sunday remaining junta troops have been surrounded by TNLA troops, in accordance with sources from the insurgent group.

“The regime has not been in a position to ship floor reinforcements for worry that they’d even be besieged by the TNLA. The regime can’t ship airborne troopers as TNLA’s assaults on helicopters have proved to be damaging,” mentioned a army analyst.

The TNLA has not reported on junta casualties. The Irrawaddy couldn’t independently confirm the experiences.

Dozens of buildings, together with a monastery, have been burned and broken within the preventing. Round 2,000 villagers have fled their houses.

The Namhsan assault has been in comparison with a 40-day operation at Meewa village in northern Kyauktaw Township, Rakhine State, in March and April 2020.

The regime dispatched troops in eight helicopters to rescue troopers besieged by the Arakan Military (AA). The AA crushed the complete junta deployment and captured round 10 troopers, together with the battalion commander. He appeared to not have been launched.

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