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SOUTHERN SHAN STATE – Pa-O National Liberation Army (PNLA) announced on February 24th that weapons and ammunition were captured in the battle to seize a military base of the junta council somewhere in the east of Hopong township.
It is reported that a RPG shoulder-mounted rifle, a pistol and some ammunition were seized on February 23rd, during the clearance of the camp, after capturing a military camp in the eastern part of Hopong township, near Lwalwoetoke village.
The junta council bombed Hsihseng town three times with airplanes without fighting. They stationed in Htansan cave area and Htansan Shwe Tagon Pagoda, then fired nearly 100 shells towards the Menal Mountain area, and attacked the cars of travellers.
PNLA further urged the militias under the Junta Council to get out of the position of protecting the military dictator and move to the path of national liberation as soon as possible. PNLA expressed a special thanks to those who donated through social networks.
According to the lists collected by Pa-O Youth Organization (PYO), there are 6 wards and 120 villages in Hopong twnship, Hsihseng township and Loilem township that fled the war.