"Armed conflicts are likely to intensify in Kokang self-administered division, Ta,ang self-administered division and Rakhine State as clashes between Tatmadaw (defence services) and Ta,ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) are going on in some parts of northern Shan State amid the announcements of ceasefire, according to the Brotherhood Alliance. The Brotherhood Alliance issued a statement, stating that they would halt fighting with the Tatmadaw from September 9 to October 8 and implement peace measures more practically. Before the ceasefire announcement of the Brotherhood Alliance, Tatmadaw announced on August 31 that it would extend the ceasefire statement to September 21 and stop military activities in five military commands. During the ceasefire announcement, Tatmadaw’s air forces were launching offensive on the Brotherhood Alliance with the use of heavy weapons and that resulted in the clashes going on, according to the statement of the Brotherhood Alliance. The deployments of the Tatmadaw as required caused armed conflicts to be more likely to rise in Kokang self-administered division, Ta,ang self-administered division and Rakhine State, the statement of the Brotherhood Alliance said. The Tatmadaw failed to follow the ceasefire announcement, launching offensive on the Brotherhood Alliance at a time when steps were being taken to hold the second-time informal meeting between the government and the four armed groups of Northern Alliance in Kengtung on September 17, with the intervention of China, according to the statement of the Brotherhood Alliance..."