Myanmar Army Closes in on Key TNLA-Held Town of Nawnghkio

缅媒：缅甸军队逼近德昂军控制的重要城镇瑙丘

作者：伊洛瓦底江         来源：伊洛瓦底江

TNLA troops in northern Shan State in 2024 / AFP

2024年掸邦北部的德昂军部队/法新社

Residents of Nawnghkio town in northern Shan State are evacuating their homes ahead of a looming battle for the town currently controlled by the ethnic Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA).

缅甸掸邦北部的瑙丘镇的居民正在撤离他们的家园，因为目前由少数民族解放军控制的该镇即将爆发战斗。

Nawnghkio is strategically located on the main Mandalay-Lashio-Muse trade route linking Myanmar and China and is a gateway to northern Shan State, where most townships are now under the control of anti-regime groups.

瑙丘镇位于连接缅甸和中国的曼德勒-腊戌-木姐主要贸易路线上的战略位置，是通往掸邦北部的门户，掸邦北部的大多数城镇现在都在反政府组织的控制之下。

The TNLA captured Nawnghkio in July last year during the second phase of Operation 1027, a surprise offensive launched in October 2023 that saw revolutionary groups seize large swathes of territory from the military government.

德昂于去年7月在1027行动的第二阶段占领了瑙丘镇，这是一场于2023年10月发动的突然攻势，革命组织从军政府手中夺取了大片领土。

Junta troops have been advancing on Nawnghkio town since early this year, forcing residents from the town and nearby villages to flee their homes.

自今年年初以来，军政府部队一直在向瑙丘镇推进，迫使该镇和附近村庄的居民逃离家园。

The junta offensive came after the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), a member of the tripartite Brotherhood Alliance along with the TNLA and the Arakan Army (AA), was forced to relinquish Lashio, the capital of northern Shan State, to the regime under pressure from China. The AA is based in Rakhine State, while the MNDAA, a Kokang ethnic armed group, is from northern Shan State.

缅甸民族民主联盟军（MNDAA）与德昂军（TNLA）和若开军（AA）是三兄弟会同盟的成员，在中国的压力下被迫放弃掸邦北部首府腊戍。若开军的总部设在若开邦，而果敢民族武装组织MNDAA则来自掸邦北部。

“Many residents have fled to Kyaukme as well as Hsipaw, Mongyai and Lashio. Fighting is currently taking place in Kangyi Village. Many villages have been affected by the fighting and displaced villagers are short of food,” said a resident of Nawnghkio.

许多居民逃到了皎美、昔卜、孟崖和腊戍。目前康义村正在发生战斗。许多村庄受到战斗的影响，流离失所的村民缺乏食物。”

The TNLA said at a press conference earlier this month that clashes had occurred in about 13 villages across Nawnghkio Township. The clashes taking place in Kangyi, less than 10 km from Nawnghkio town, were described as fierce.

TNLA在本月早些时候的新闻发布会上说，在瑙丘镇的大约13个村庄发生了冲突。冲突发生在离瑙丘镇不到10公里的Kangyi，被描述为非常激烈。

Four civilians were injured in Nawnghkio town by junta artillery strikes on Jan. 4.

1月4日，在瑙丘镇，四名平民在军政府的炮火袭击中受伤。

“Previously, town residents would temporarily flee their homes after one or two air attacks. Then they would return to the town. But things are different this time. The junta’s ground troops are gradually advancing, and residents need to plan for the long term when they flee this time,” said a resident.

“以前，城镇居民会在一两次空袭后暂时逃离家园。然后他们会回到镇上。但这一次情况有所不同。军政府的地面部队正在逐步推进，居民们在这次逃离时需要做长期计划。”

After signing a ceasefire with the MNDAA in January, the regime stepped up its attacks to retake control of Taunghkam village in Nawnghkio Township, as well as Nawnghkio town. Lying at a junction between northern and southern Shan State, Taunghkam houses Artillery Battalion Headquarters 902 and three artillery battalions.

在1月份与民族解放运动（MNDAA）签署停火协议后，军政权加强了对瑙丘镇的Taunghkam村和瑙丘镇的控制。taungham位于掸邦北部和南部的交界处，设有军政府902炮兵营总部和三个炮兵营。

Under pressure from China, the TNLA met with the regime in China’s Kunming city on April 28-29. At the meeting, the regime demanded that the TNLA relinquish the towns it had liberated, which the TNLA refused to do. The two sides agreed to meet again in August. Meanwhile, the regime has ramped up its offensive in Nawnghkio Township.

在中国的压力下，TNLA于4月28日至29日在中国昆明会见了当局。在会议上，军政权要求TNLA放弃它所解放的城镇，TNLA拒绝这样做。双方同意8月份再次会晤。与此同时，缅甸政府加大了对瑙丘镇的进攻力度。

“The regime is attacking Nawnghkio from two directions,” said Zin Yaw, a former army captain who defected from the Myanmar military. “From their current position and progress, it appears that the regime will retake Nawnghkio town.”

“军政府正从两个方向攻击瑙丘镇，”从缅甸军方叛逃的前陆军上尉津耀（Zin Yaw）说。“从他们目前的位置和进展来看，军政府似乎将重新夺回瑙丘镇。”

作者：伊洛瓦底江         来源：伊洛瓦底江