NarinjaraNews, December 11, 2022

In northernShan State, the Military Council has launched an offensive against the Ta’ang NationalLiberation Army (TNLA), and the Arakan Army (AA) has joined forces with the TNLAto provide all-out resistance.

A sourceclose to AA told Narinjara “There are AA troops operating in cooperation with TNLAforces inside Shan territory. The Military Council has been attacking their jointforces since around 3:00 PM on December 7th , deploying warplanes and helicopters.The AA is also fighting back together with our brothers in arms”.

TheMilitary Council’s offensive started at 3:00 PM on December 7th, with constant fightinguntil the morning of December 9th.

The sourcerelated, “They have been attacking the TNLA using jets and Mi-35 helicopters.The AA forces are fighting together with their brothers in arms, TNLA. And thefighting is still fierce”, he commented.

The fightingis taking place in Namhsan township, a Ta’ang area in northern Shan State. Theair force and the army are still on the offensive based on the regime’s outpostsbased on the hilltops in Mantong and Namhsan, locals said.

Shwe PheeMyay News Agency also reported that the Military Council launched a massive airraid and started the offensive on a TNLA base in Namhsan township, a Ta’angarea.

“Regimetroops were dropped by 6 helicopters near the TNLA camp, as well as two jetsconducted airstrikes, those ignited the battles.”

The AA andthe Military Council reached an informal ceasefire agreement on November 26 inRakhine state. But in the areas of their brothers in arms, AA troops are cooperatingwith ally forces to resist the Military Council, a top AA official confirmed toNarinjara.