Around 100 junta troops were killed in northern Shan State’s Konkyan Township after refusing to surrender, according to anti-regime forces. In a statement released on Saturday, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) reported that the soldiers were from a group of approximately 280 troops that had been fleeing attacks in the Kokang Self-Administered Zone. The column, consisting of remnants of various units, included around 100 troops who had been on the run from Konkyan since November 27. The MNDAA claimed that its forces killed 20 regime troops on November 30 and at least 70 more the following day. A video obtained by Myanmar Now showed the bodies of numerous soldiers wearing Myanmar military insignia lying in pools of blood. The MNDAA also posted photographs on its social media accounts displaying large quantities of seized weapons and ammunition.
This incident occurred just days after an entire junta battalion, including its commanding officer, surrendered to MNDAA forces on November 28. In response, the military has been conducting airstrikes throughout the region, targeting both combat zones and civilian areas. On December 1, an aerial attack in Namkham Township resulted in at least one death and five injuries, according to the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), an ally of the MNDAA. The TNLA accused the regime of using chemical weapons and claimed that the military dropped cluster bombs on Namkham’s Nawng Sant ward. The deceased victim was identified as Ba Oo, a man in his 30s who had sought shelter at a local monastery.
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Namkham has been under TNLA control since early last month, with only one base to the east still occupied by junta troops. According to locals, the soldiers stationed there have been firing heavy artillery into the town and continue to resist capture. Junta airstrikes and artillery fire have caused the death of at least 60 civilians and injured over 100 in ethnic Ta’ang areas since the start of the anti-regime offensive in late October, according to data compiled by the TNLA.
