Battle for Lashio: Civilians caught in the crossfire as rebels claim ...
WEBAug 2, 2024 · 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.
Strategically important Myanmar military HQ ... - Associated Press News
WEBAug 6, 2024 · Lashio, about 110 kilometers (70 miles) south of the Chinese border, has been the target of an offensive by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army since early July. The MNDAA is a military force of the Kokang minority, who are ethnic Chinese.
Myanmar Rebels Gain Regional Military Base in Lashio, a Major …
WEBAug. 5, 2024. A rebel army in Myanmar announced this weekend that it had overrun a regional military base near the border with China in what is likely to be the most significant victory yet for a...
‘We just want peace’: Lashio under siege | Frontier Myanmar
WEBJul 24, 2024 · (AFP) ‘We just want peace’: Lashio under siege. July 24, 2024. Most Lashio residents have fled fighting between the Myanmar military and ethnic armed groups, who haven’t been welcomed as liberators by those who have had their lives upended by the conflict. By FRONTIER.
Ethnic armed groups in Myanmar claim capture of regional …
WEBJul 25, 2024 · BANGKOK — Ethnic armed groups claimed on Thursday to have captured two strategically important towns in northeastern Myanmar: Lashio, which houses the major regional military headquarters, and...
Myanmar fighters battle to hold prized city
WEBSep 25, 2024 · An explosion occurs during a bombardment carried out by Myanmar’s military in Lashio on September 24 (AFP) Red flags flutter over bullet-scarred buildings in the strategic Myanmar city of Lashio, which an ethnic minority armed group linked to China seized from the military in its biggest defeat for decades. Lashio is the largest urban centre ...
Ongoing conflict near Lashio, Shan State | The Star
WEBJul 8, 2024 · NAYPYIDAW: Fighting between the Tatmadaw and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) has been going on near Lashio since more than three days ago.
Min Aung Hlaing admits pressure after Myanmar anti-coup forces …
WEB6 Aug 2024. Myanmar’s army chief and coup leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has acknowledged his troops are under pressure after anti-coup fighters claimed to have taken control of a key...
Myanmar's powerful Wa army enters warring town of Lashio in …
WEBJul 29, 2024 · Deadly clashes are continuing in the key border town of Lashio in Myanmar between the military and an ethnic armed group, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance (MNDAA). Reports say the...
Residents of Myanmar’s Lashio flee relentless airstrikes
WEB4 days ago · Residents of the town of Lashio moving out on Aug. 25. Hundreds of civilians in the rebel-controlled northeastern Myanmar town of Lashio are fleeing in the face of relentless junta air attacks as ...