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S.H.A.N. : SHAN STATE - AFTER THE D
Subject: S.H.A.N. : SHAN STATE - AFTER THE DEAL OF THE DECADE
S.H.A.N. : SHAN STATE - AFTER THE DEAL OF THE DECADE
07 March 1996
The military situation in Shan State seems, according to the SLORC's news media
, to be fully under its control. But a S.H.A.N. team traveled to various
Thai/Shan border areas, talked and interviewed with concerned peoples in the
Shan resistance movements and filed a report which suggest the situation
otherwise.
According to the report, the west of Salween stretching from the southern part
of Shan State Mawkmai, to Muse to the North, is controlled by various Shan
resistance armies. Apart from that a chunk of area bordering Lao in the east and
Thailand in the south is also occupied by ex-MTA troops led by Lern Kham.
The areas of influence and operation could be categorized as follows :
1. Former MTA groups and their areas of influence and operation :
Name Leadership
area strength
1.1 SSNA Karn Yord,Yi Kaw Mongnai
to Hsipaw ca. 5-6000
( Shan State National Army)
1.2 Committee for Peace Lern Kham,Kham Pha Mong Yawng,Pan Laio
ca. 15-2500
( East Salween )
Keng Larp to Tachilek
1.3 Yord Serk Yord Serk SSNA
area ca. 1000
1.4 BDE 273 Khorh Ngern,Loi Khiao
Mongnai,mawkmai, ca. 500-1000
Namsang
1.5 BDE 8 Khun Aung Htun Mong Nong,
Lai Kha ca. 500
II. MTA Khun Sa Ho
Mong, Mong Mai ca. 5000
( Mong Tai Army )
III. SSA Sai Nong,Kai Hpa, Hsipaw
to Muse ,Namkham ca. 5000
( Shan State Army ) Pang Hpa
IV. PDF ( Peace And Democratic Front )
4.1 UWSA Chao Ngi Lai , Wa State
ca. 10-15000
( United Wa State Army ) Pao Yu Chang
4.2 NDAA Sai Lin, Sang Lu
Kengtung,Mong Yang ca. 35-4000
4.3 MNDA Yang Mu Lian Ko Kang
ca. 15-2000
4.4 PSLA ---------------
Nam Hsam ca. 7-800
The fusion of the SSA and SSNA, which was said to be renamed as SSNA has been
revoked. Instead it was agreed upon to go on using SSA for the combined forces.
Furthermore, the SSPP ( Shan State Progressive Party ) is renamed SSPC ( Shan
State Peacekeeping Council ) . It was learned that this decision was made not to
provoke the SLORC in particular.
Further reports indicated that the surrendering MTA troops were being loaded
into trucks and tranported to big towns such as Taunggyi, Lashio and Kengtung
where they were let free without any help or assistance, whatsoever. Many of
them find their way to SSNA, where most of them were well received. Thus,
boosting the strength of the SSNA further.
Meanwhile, the SLORC has been pressuring all the ceasefire groups to lay down
their arms as the MTA did. Recently, the indication to take a harder stand was
further strengthen by blocking the UWSA convoy coming down from the north to its
southern base near Doi Lang, where years of armed clashes has been going on
between UWSA and MTA for the control of the strategic base. The fighting eased
down only after the MTA handed over the Doi Lang base to the Burmese forces in
late December last year. Since then, the SLORC has been asking the UWSA to
return to its base in Wa State, which was flating refused.
Given such a hostile atmosphere between the ceasefire groups and the SLORC in
general, a Shan spokeman for newly formed Shan State Peacekeeping Council ( SSPC
), Who refused to be named said :
" Our days of entering the open conflict with SLORC again might be just around
the corner ".
Relaible sources also indicate that the Shans are sending selected troops to be
trained in urban guerrilla
tactics somewhere within KNU area.
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