Intelligence Briefing

Junta imposes tight restrictions on imports and fuel in Muse, northern Shan State

Mizzima In Muse Township, northern Shan State, limited imports of food from China have been permitted, but the military junta has imposed stricter restrictions on the import of goods and the purchase of fuel, according to local residents.

Why are ethnic armed organisations fighting each other in northern Shan State

TNLA troops in Tanyan Township, northern Shan State, pictured in early 2022/Photo:AFP Ai Sai ( Mao Land ) for Mizzima Northern Shan region has been teeming with uncertainties and anarchy for decades.

TNLA takes control of Minengaw in Kyaukme Township, northern Shan State

Myanmar junta blocks flow of goods to war ravaged northern Shan State

Mizzima It is learned from local residents that the flow of goods to war ravaged northern Shan State has been blocked and cut off. The roads connecting northern and southern Shan State were blocked on 12 November to cut off the flow of goods.

TNLA faces trade blockade and pressure from China while Operation 1027 continues in northern Shan State

Mizzima Approximately 80% of trade at the China-Myanmar border in northern Shan State has been blocked since the beginning of the second phase of Operation 1027 in late June, Ta’ang National Liberation Aarmy (TNLA) spokesperson Lway Yay Oo told Mizzi

SSPP seeks dialogue to ease tensions with MNDAA in northern Shan State

Mizzima The Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) announced that it intends to resolve rising military tensions with the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) through dialogue between the leadership of both groups.

Roads to Chinese border in northern Shan State closed

File Photo: Myanmar-China border Trucks are currently unable to travel to the Myanmar-China border due to ongoing fierce fighting in northern Shan State that started on 27 October.

Myanmar junta airstrikes target civilian areas in northern Shan state, Lashio hit hardest

Mizzima Between July and September, the Myanmar junta conducted approximately 25 rounds of airstrikes on civilian areas in the Kokang Special Region (1) of northern Shan State, resulting in at least 31 deaths and over 90 injuries, according to a stat

Ethnic ‘Brotherhood’ Being Torn Apart in Northern Shan State

After nearly a month of rising tensions, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) finally engaged in tit-for-tat fighting on March 14.

Myanmar’s Military Facing Another Defeat in Major Town in Northern Shan State

The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and its allies have entered Mongmit town in northern Shan State and are attacking the headquarters of a junta battalion south of the town, TNLA spokeswoman Lwei Yay Oo told The Irrawaddy.