Myanmar’s military regime says it's lost communications with the commanders of a strategically important army headquarters in the northeast, adding credence to claims from a militia group it had captured the base.
FILE - Army officers stand guard as police officers patrol in Lashio, northern Shan State, Myanmar , on May 29, 2013. military regime acknowledged Monday it had lost communications with the commanders of a strategically important army headquarters in the northeast, adding credence to claims from a militia group it had captured the base.
“Without Lashio, it will be extremely difficult for the regime to hold onto its final outposts in the theatre.” The MNDAA is a military force of the Kokang minority, who are ethnic Chinese. It is part of the Three Brotherhood Alliance, which last October launched a surprise offensive that The MNDAA said in a statement published on its Facebook page Saturday that the group had finally completely captured the military’s Northeast Command headquarters and defeated the remaining army units in Lashio at 12:20 p.m. that day.
The MNDAA itself released a photo of its troops posing in front of a sign outside the Northeast Command.
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