Clashes spread in Shan State
Hundreds of civilians in Myanmar’s northern Shan State are reported to have fled a sudden offensive by government forces and separate fighting between two ethnic armed groups, while senior monks are intervening to help villagers trapped in the war zone.
The two days of fighting in Kyaukme township follows earlier clashes to the northeast in Namkham township where some 550 villagers fled advancing forces of the Restoration Council of Shan State, which has been fighting the Ta’ang National Liberation Army sporadically over the past two months.
