The military council is launching a full-scale offensive to retake Nawng Cho township in northern Shan State, which is controlled by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA).
The military council, which has gained a foothold in the Taung Kham military area in Nawng Cho township, which borders the Shan State and Northern Shan States, has been making strides since the first week of June to retake the township it lost.
Two sources on the ground monitoring the military situation in the northern region said that the TNLA, which has captured Nawng Cho, is currently on the defensive.
How important is Nawng Cho, which is connected to Pyin Oo Lwin in southern Shan State, Mandalay Region, and the Union Highway leading to Lashio, for both sides?
Naungcho is important for both sides.
The military council troops are approaching from Kangyi village, between Naung Cho town and Taung Kham village, which are controlled by the TNLA, to retake Naung Cho. Fighting there has been intense since early June until June 9.