On the first day of Operation 1027, which began on October 27, the TNLA's 1st Brigade and 6th Brigade captured five military council camps and killed 18 military council soldiers, the three twin alliances reported on October 28.
The 1st Brigade of the Taang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in northern Shan State. Military council camps in Namkham township, such as Namkham-Namphatka road 13 mile camp; The three twin alliances said that they were able to capture the 12-mile camp and the Manmai camp.
It is also reported that during the battle, the bodies of 18 military council soldiers and a large amount of ammunition were recovered.
In addition, TNLA Brigade Region (6) in northern Shan State, He said that they were also able to capture the military council army's Mine Khew camp and Tin Tan camp in Lashio township along with weapons and ammunition.
During the battle, the Military Council forces attacked (12) air strikes and 12 (12) Howitzer cannons, according to the statement of the three twin alliances.
There was no mention of casualties on the part of the Northern Alliance, including the TNLA.
The RFA has not been able to independently confirm the number of military council soldiers killed.
Major General Zaw Min Tun, who was allowed to speak at the military council, Chin Shwe Hao, hold Shinni, Some local media reported on October 27 that there was a battle in Kumlong and Lashio townships, and some soldiers from Chin Shwe Hao Pier and Tap Bridge Outpost were injured.
The three armed groups of the Northern Alliance, the TNLA; The Kokang National Army (MNDAA) and the Rakhine Army (AA) announced Operation No. (1027) and attacked Kumlong, including the city of Lashio, where the Military Council's Northeast Regional Headquarters is located. Shinni, Chin Shwe Ha, hold The military council camps in Namkham and Kutkhaing were attacked simultaneously starting at 4:00 am on October 27th.
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning urged the two sides to meet and discuss the ongoing conflict on October 27.
About 5,000 local residents had to flee because the villages of Hti Chai and Kanbaluk were shelled by air
Sagaing Division Residents told RFA that around 5,000 residents are fleeing because the military council troops fired from the air in Hti Chai and Kantbalu townships from October 27 to 28 until this morning.
On October 27th, after a battle between the Local Defense Forces and the Military Council between the fields of Yithon Pai and Mi Chaung Ayywa in Hyo Chain Township, the military council army came and fired at them from the air, local residents of Hyo Chain said.
Three MI 35 attack helicopters came and shot at Dopin, Even the island Nearly five thousand local residents of five villages, including Nyaung Pintha, were forced to flee their homes, according to the residents of Hti Valley.
Residents also said that a house in Dopin village was damaged by the shooting.
This morning, Kantbalu Township, Some villages in the Kotaungbo district were fired upon by MI 35 attack helicopters, and Kantabulu residents said that the details of the damage were not yet known.
A resident of Kotaungbo district, who did not want to be named for security reasons, told RFA that after firing for nearly thirty minutes, he went back to the 606th Army based in Kanbalu.
"This morning at around 11 o'clock, we shot towards the villages. It is not yet known where they hit. The plane has returned to the 606th unit of Kant Blue. The entire circuit for the ninth mountain and the eastern mountain ridge. There was no fighting in these places.”
Zikana from Kotaungbo circuit. wedding wreath Kaima Yogone, He said that villages such as Zaw Chao were shot at, and the damage and the condition of those fleeing are still unknown.
RFA reached out to U Sai Naing Naing Kyaw, Minister of Ethnic Affairs, who is authorized to speak in Sagaing Division of the Military Council, to get a response about this situation, but he did not receive a response.
According to the October 24 statement of the New Enlightenment Research Group, which is documenting airstrikes, 2023. Between May and August, the Military Council conducted 272 airstrikes, at least twice a day.
Since the coup in 2023, As of August, there have been more than nine hundred airstrikes, killing 687 civilians and injuring 458.