The Kokang Army MNDAA's seizure of the airport in the Northeastern Military Headquarters area of Lashio, the capital of Northern Shan State of Myanmar, is the second airport which ethnic revolutionary group seize.
Lashio Airport and the airfield were successively occupied and the stadium on the other side of the airfield was occupied as well on 30th and 31st July. On the night of July 31st, the Northern Allied Forces entered the area inside the Guest House of the Northeast Military Command.
As the northern troops surrounded it, the soldiers and militiamen inside retreated with civilian clothes and they concealed their weapons.
The Northern Alliance news source also said that the revolutionary forces have reached inside the Northeast Regional Command and are continuing to clear the area and attack the members of the coup army who are hiding.
It has been confirmed that many soldiers' corpses and ammunition have been seized inside the Northeast Regional Military Command.
The MNDAA troops started attacking Lashio Township on July 3rd, and it was announced that the entire Lashio Township had been completely conquered and occupied on July 25th. It is also announced that administrative and rehabilitation activities will be carried out.
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