Nawnghkio

The junta’s military is using newly conscripted troops among more than 1,000 soldiers in its offensive on Nawnghkio Township, northern Shan State. Some of these new conscripts have reportedly defected to the Danu People’s Liberation Army (DPLA).

The Goke Hteik and Bypass Road in Nawnghkio, a northern Shan State township controlled by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), have been cut due to the escalating clashes between the ethnic armed group and junta military troops, who are launching an offensive to retake the township, frontline sources sad.