SHAN STATE – Locals reported that the fights between the Revolutionary Forces and the terrorist junta forces were raging on in Lashio, and some residents were killed and injured due to the explosion of artillery shells.
The fights broke out in Lashio, especially in Man Aing (Upper), Mae Han ridge and 41 sides, starting at around 4:00 a.m., on July 22. The terrorist junta army continuously fired artillery shells and some of those landed on an orphanage in Nar Ma Hkaw Ward of Lashio City, killing a child.
“There were artillery attacks in Ward No 4 and 5. The artillery shells landed on the orphanage in Nar Ma Hkaw Ward, and a child was killed. Serious fighting also occurred in area 16 of Ward No 4 in Lashio City. The warehouse of Five Virtues Monastery is on fire. Residential houses were also damaged. The situation is getting worse by the day,” said a local resident.
In addition, on July 22, the junta troops carried out bombing attacks with its fighter jets along the Mae Han mountain pass and outside Lashio City. Gunshots were heard continuously from the sides of Man Aing (Upper), Yae Kan Taung and Su Taung Pyae. Locals also said that the Revolutionary Forces were infiltrating inside Lashio Town.
According to requests by China, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) announced a cease-fire from July 19 to July 31, but the junta army is accelerating aerial bombings with its fighter jets.