MNDAA to Surrender Lashio but Hold Surrounding Country

MNDAA放弃腊戍，但保留周边地区

作者：伊洛瓦底江         来源：伊洛瓦底江

An aerial view of Lashio town / Lashio Reconstruction

腊戍镇鸟瞰图/腊戍重建

The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance (MNDAA) has agreed to surrender Lashio to the military regime under pressure from China, but its troops will remain stationed around the northern Shan State capital, effectively restricting the junta’s movements.

在中国的压力下，缅甸民族民主联盟（MNDAA）同意将腊戍交给军政府，但其部队将继续驻扎在掸邦北部首府附近，有效地限制军政府的行动。

MNDAA troops will withdraw from 12 wards in Lashio but will hold positions close to junta’s Light Infantry Battalion 507, Infantry Battalion 68, and Northeastern Command, and roads connecting Lashio with Namtu, Hsipaw, and Hsenwi townships, The Irrawaddy has learned.

据《伊洛瓦底江》报道，缅甸民族解放运动（MNDAA）部队将从腊戍的12个区撤出，但将坚守在军政府的507轻步兵营、68步兵营和东北司令部附近的阵地，以及连接腊戍与南图（Namtu）、西掌（Hsipaw）和Hsenwi镇的道路附近。

Under the China-mediated agreement, the regime in turn is not allowed to conduct military operations in and around Lashio, and its movements will be closely monitored, a source close to the ethnic army told The Irrawaddy.

一位接近缅甸少数民族军队的消息人士告诉《伊洛瓦底报》，根据中国斡旋的协议，缅甸政权反过来不被允许在腊戍及其周边地区开展军事行动，其行动将受到密切监视。

“The regime is not allowed to fire a single artillery shell in Lashio,” the source said. “The moment it does, MNDAA troops return. The MNDAA will remain around the town and near key military bases, so junta troops in the town will effectively be encircled and under their control. It remains to be seen how many soldiers the regime dares to send to Lashio.”

“政府不允许在腊戍发射一枚炮弹，”消息人士说。“一旦它这样做了，MNDAA部队就会回来。MNDAA将继续留在该镇周围和主要军事基地附近，因此该镇的军政府部队将被有效包围并处于他们的控制之下。这个政权敢派多少士兵去腊戍，还有待观察。”

A child in Lashio town donates cash for earthquake victims. / Lashio Reconstruction

腊戍镇的一个孩子为地震灾民捐款。/腊戍重建

MNDAA troops will also remain on roads from Mongyai, Hsipaw, and Namlan, he added.

他补充说，MNDAA部队还将继续驻守在勐崖、西坡和南兰的道路上。

The MNDAA is a member of the Brotherhood Alliance that launched anti-regime Operation 1027 across northern Shan State in October 2023 alongside several resistance groups.

MNDAA是兄弟会联盟的成员，该联盟于2023年10月与几个抵抗组织一起在掸邦北部发动了反政府的1027行动。

The alliance seized most of northern Shan State, Lashio, and important trade routes with China. Lashio, which housed the junta’s Northeastern Command, fell last August.

该联盟占领了掸邦北部的大部分地区、腊戍以及与中国的重要贸易路线。去年8月，军政府东北司令部所在地腊戍失守。

The MNDAA’s Lashio administration committee, which is headed by a military commander, will also remain in Lashio, where it will run a liaison office and a few others. China will also send a representative to monitor the situation.

由一名军事指挥官领导的MNDAA腊戍管理委员会也将留在腊戍，在那里管理一个联络处和一些其他机构。中方也将派代表监测有关情况。

Lashio’s public hospital will be run jointly by the Chinese government and the United Wa State Army (UWSA), the most powerful ethnic armed organization in Myanmar, which is close to Beijing and has declared neutrality in conflicts between the regime and the Brotherhood Alliance.

腊戍的公立医院将由中国政府和缅甸最强大的民族武装组织佤邦联合军（UWSA）共同运营，佤邦联合军与北京关系密切，并宣布在缅甸政权和兄弟会联盟（Brotherhood Alliance）之间的冲突中保持中立。

The MNDAA has already been moving medical devices from Lashio Hospital to the public hospital in Hsenwi, which it also controls, according to hospital staff.

医院工作人员说，民政部已经将医疗设备从腊戍医院转移到同样由民政部控制的仙威县公立医院。

MNDAA troops conduct patrol Lashio. / MNDAA

MNDAA部队在腊戍巡逻。/ MNDA

Junta officials are set to enter Lashio on April 21.

军政府官员将于4月21日进入腊戍。

But the deal has sparked fear of reprisals among locals who have served in the MNDAA administration, public security, and health and education services, as well as civil servants who joined the Civil Disobedience Movement.

但这项协议引发了在MNDAA行政部门、公共安全部门、卫生和教育部门任职的当地人以及参加公民不服从运动的公务员对报复的担忧。

Ordinary citizens are also worried that they will be targeted in the junta’s frantic conscription drive.

普通民众也担心他们会成为军政府疯狂征兵行动的目标。

By the time of the agreement, the MNDAA had more or less restored normalcy in the town. Currently, students are taking their year-end exams there.

到协议签订时，MNDAA已经或多或少地恢复了该镇的正常状态。目前，学生们正在那里参加年终考试。

Last month, rumors that the MNDAA would be pressured to leave sparked a “silent protest” from Lashio residents calling on China to stop interfering and urging the ethnic army to stay.

上个月，有关同盟军将被迫离开的谣言引发了腊戍居民的“无声抗议”，他们呼吁中国停止干涉，并敦促少数民族军队留下来。

An MNDAA official in Lashio said the ethnic armed group “may return to Lashio depending on the military situation.”

腊戍的一名MNDAA官员说，这个民族武装组织“可能会根据军事局势返回腊戍”。

China is keen to resume border trade, but to pressure the MNDAA to quit Lashio it threatened to close all border crossings with territory the ethnic army holds.

中国渴望恢复边境贸易，但为了迫使同盟军撤出腊戍，中国威胁要关闭与同盟军控制地区的所有过境点。

作者：伊洛瓦底江         来源：伊洛瓦底江