The state media said on Thursday that the Myanmar Army withdrew the control of a major district capital in the Shaan State after one year after losing to an armed ethnic minority rebel group in Shan state.
Recurrence of about 115 km (70 mi) in the north-east of Mandalay, the second largest city in the country, is the latest shock by the ethnic militia fighting the army. Its decline cannot be independently confirmed as the army does not allow journalists to reach free access to the region, but the claim has not been challenged.
In recent months, the army has carried forward the activity, on the ground and with airstrikes, to resume areas controlled by resistance before the elections, it has promised to start on 28 December.
Kyaukme, which sits on a major highway trading route connecting the central Myanmar To ChinaSince August last year, Tayang was under control of the Tayang National Liberation Army, or TNLA, a member of the three Brotherhood Alliance of Ethnic Armed Groups.
A report by the state -run Myanmar Elin newspaper states that Kyukam was fully captured by the army on Wednesday afternoon after a three -week operation. The report publishing pictures of soldiers in the major points of the city said that the army was working to restore the administrative functions of the city and to ensure a safe return of the residents who had run away to avoid fighting.
Ta’ang National Liberation Army did not immediately respond to the requests from Associated Press for comment, however, however Wire The messaging platform on Wednesday, accused the army of attacking Kyukam with air strikes and heavy weapons, set up official buildings on fire and triggered a fierce fight in nearby villages.
Three Brotherhood Alliance members, including the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, or MNDAA and Arakan Army, have been fighting for decades for more autonomy than the central government of Myanmar. They are relaxed with the defense forces of the people, pro -democracy resistance that has emerged to fight military rule after seizing power from the government elected by the army. Aung San Suu Kyi In February 2021.
Starting in October 2023, the members of the coalition captured and controlled the important health of the region in Northeast Myanmar. Sugar Border and western Myanmar.
However, his aggressive in Shaan State slowed down after a series of China-Brokered ceasefire earlier this year, allowing the army to include major cities, including Lashio in April and nonghekio in July in July.