8/13/2019 TNLA Battle Report - 03 Jan 2014

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MyanmarArmy Battalions 902/506 Military Column Attack Ta-an (Palaung)

Battalion 256

January 3, 2014

A clash took place on January 2, 2014 at 1640 hours, between troops from Myanmar army

Battalions 502 and 506 and TNLA Battalion 256, at a place between Manlon and Pan A-laukvillages of Manlon Village Tract, in Nam San Township of Ta-an Region. The clash lasted about 30minutes. The number of casualties on Myanmar government side is still not known. There was nocasualty on the TNLA (Ta-an National Liberation Army) side.

On January 2, 2014, at 1445 hours, about 100 troops from Myanmar government armyLIBs 502/506 started firing with heavy and light weapons towards places of Pan A-lauk village,where they thought the PPSLF/TNLA troops were located. However, the Ta-an troops did not returnfire.

Later, when Myanmar army troop column marched down towards the position of Ta-an

troops, it ran into directional (Claymore) mines and a fire fight broke out with TNLA troops of theguerrilla camps. After the fire fight, Myanmar troops withdrew as a result of sustaining casualty.

After the clash, Myanmar troops seized about 40 men from Manlon and Pane-lon villages and usedthem as shields against mines and moved to another location.

On January 3, 2014, at 0900 hours, these Myanmar troops fired 6 rounds of heavyweapons from Manlon monastery towards Pan A-lauk village.

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