Clashes between SSA-S and TNLA force villagers to flee

11 February 2016
Clashes between SSA-S and TNLA force villagers to flee

Fighting that erupted between the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army-South (RCSS/SSA-S) and Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in a village in Myanmar’s Shan state three days ago has injured one resident and forced nearly all of the 1,500 others to flee their homes, RFA reported on 11 February quoting a village administrative official.
Shelling between soldiers of the RCSS/SSA-S and TNLA injured the leg of one resident of Lotnaw village, Namhkam Township, in northern Shan State, EikYai, chief administrator of the village, told RFA’s Myanmar Service.
TNLA troops have been fighting with RCSS/SSA-South soldiers in Namhkam Township since last November, but their clashes have intensified during the past few days in the area around Lotnaw village, residents said.