Mizzima
Junta artillery fire killed two and injured six, including a three-year-old child in Namhkam Town, northern Shan State at about 4:00 p.m. on 21 November.
The junta based at Sakhanthit Camp just south of Namhkam Town fired at least five rounds of artillery into Namhkam Town killing a man and woman, according to a Palaung State Liberation Front/Ta'ang National Liberation Army (PSLF/TNLA) spokesperson, Lt. Col. Tar Aik Kyaw.
He said: “Two people died instantly, and six people sustained injuries. The heavy weapon rounds fell in the vicinity of houses, causing serious injuries to many.”
Several of the injured people are receiving medical treatment at Namhkam Hospital, while others have been transported to Muse Hospital.
Lt. Col. Tar Aik Kyaw said that the TNLA and joint forces have successfully captured and gained control of junta camps and police stations in Namhkam Town. Presently, the only remaining area not under their control is Sakhanthit Camp.
On 21 November, the Ta'ang Women's Organisation confirmed that civilians lost their lives as a result of the Military Council's indiscriminate use of heavy weapons, which happened whilst there was no ongoing fighting in Namhkam Town.
Also in northern Shan State, according to the TNLA and Ta'ang Women's Organisation, a 14-year old girl was killed and her parents, older brother and 13-year-old neighbour were injured when a junta artillery shell hit her house in Ohnson Village, in Namhsan Township at about 11:30 p.m. on 20 November.
Since the beginning of the 1027 offensive against the junta in northern Shan State on 27 October, at least 40 civilians have been killed by junta artillery fire in Namhsan, Namhkam, Namhpatkar, Hsenwi and Kutkai, according to the PSLF/TNLA spokesperson Lt. Col. Tar Aik Kyaw.
He said that there is ongoing fighting between the TNLA and the junta in various areas, including: Kyin Thi Bridge in Hsipaw Township; Minekyat Military Camp in Lashio Township; and the stretch of road between miles 13 and 14 on the road between Lashio and Hsenwi.
