The situation in Lashio is complicated. The MNDAA has announced that it has captured the city, but it is not yet in full control. A number of military council battalions around the city have been captured, and the fighting in the city continues. Key areas such as Lashio Airport and the main army of the Northeastern Military Command have not yet been captured. But the MNDAA troops have reached the city hall in the center of Lashio. The military council denied that Lashio had fallen yet. MNDAA has released photos of patrolling in the city.
It is believed that MNDAA wanted to avoid China’s pressure by announcing that Lashio has not yet been fully acquired. If the military council makes any political changes at the end of this month, MNDAA needs to get Lashio into the military. So I think they will try to take over the city by the end of this month.
