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09-09-2024, 11:38 PM
Making Sense of the Mess in Myanmar’s Shan State. A more down-to-earth look at situation, reveals a more complex picture. It"s correct the Brotherhood Alliance, brings together Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) & Arakan Army (AA), has taken over large tracts of land northern Shan State, including several towns & highways between them. But bitter reality is the resistance forces are not always entirely welcome in areas they now control. Uniformed men from the TNLA, a Palaung group, patrol Shan-dominated towns like Hsipaw & Kyaukme as well as Kachin-inhabited areas around Namhpakka & Kutkai. The MNDAA, a group made up of ethnic Chinese from Kokang region east of Salween River, seized control of Lashio, a multi-ethnic major city, in August. The AA fights for the interests of Rakhine people, whose homeland is located in western Myanmar and borders Bangladesh.
Tens of thousands of folk have escaped fighting in northern Shan State &, if they have cars, made it to Mandalay as far as the old capital Yangon. Poorer folks have fled on foot or by whatever means available & sought refuge in surrounding forests or in areas bordering Thailand in south, who remain complain about forced conscription of young people & having to pay taxes to their new masters. Many Kachin from north have gone to the Taunggyi area in southern Shan State. But, even there, people are far from safe.
The Democratic Voice of Burma, an independent news outlet in exile, reported on June 5 “residents villages in Hsihseng, Taunggyi, Hopong & Pinlong townships stated military & ally, the Pa-O National Army (PNA), has forcefully recruiting conscript local youth end of May. Kyauktalonegyi residents [in Taunggyi] were trained, armed, & sent to frontline.” PNA, an ethnic Pa-O rebel group, entered ceasefire agreement with central authorities in April 1991 became what could be best described as auxiliary force to Myanmar army northern Shan State, wealthy residents ethnicity has left Myanmar altogether settled in Thai & other neighboring countries, everyone, rich & poor whatever nationality they belong toin Myanmar’s ethnically most diverse state, been caught in crossfire between warring factions had to endure intense indiscriminate bombardments by Myanmar Air Force.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/opinion/guest-...state.html
Tens of thousands of folk have escaped fighting in northern Shan State &, if they have cars, made it to Mandalay as far as the old capital Yangon. Poorer folks have fled on foot or by whatever means available & sought refuge in surrounding forests or in areas bordering Thailand in south, who remain complain about forced conscription of young people & having to pay taxes to their new masters. Many Kachin from north have gone to the Taunggyi area in southern Shan State. But, even there, people are far from safe.
The Democratic Voice of Burma, an independent news outlet in exile, reported on June 5 “residents villages in Hsihseng, Taunggyi, Hopong & Pinlong townships stated military & ally, the Pa-O National Army (PNA), has forcefully recruiting conscript local youth end of May. Kyauktalonegyi residents [in Taunggyi] were trained, armed, & sent to frontline.” PNA, an ethnic Pa-O rebel group, entered ceasefire agreement with central authorities in April 1991 became what could be best described as auxiliary force to Myanmar army northern Shan State, wealthy residents ethnicity has left Myanmar altogether settled in Thai & other neighboring countries, everyone, rich & poor whatever nationality they belong toin Myanmar’s ethnically most diverse state, been caught in crossfire between warring factions had to endure intense indiscriminate bombardments by Myanmar Air Force.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/opinion/guest-...state.html
