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A Myanmar insurgent army said it had captured a junta regional military headquarters in an embattled northeastern town on Thursday, which, if confirmed, would be one of the most significant losses for the military in years.
A spokesman for the junta denied the claim by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, or MNDAA, that the military headquarters in the town of Lashio had fallen, saying troops were clearing insurgents from Lashio’s outskirts.
“We were fighting for the last half of the headquarters since last night and were able to fully seize it at 4 a.m.,” an MNDAA spokesperson told Radio Free Asia, referring to the headquarters of the Northeastern Regional Command, one of the military’s 14 such commands.
