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SHAN HERALD AGENCY FOR NEWS
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3 October 1999

No: 10 - 3

Junta's Operation Against Shans On the Rocks

The two week long preparations to launch attacks against the Shan States =

Army of Yawdserk along the Thai border was believed to have ended last=20
week, after troops concentrating near the border quietly withdrew, =
reported=20
S.H.A.N sources from the border yesterday.

The projected operation, which was reported to have begun due to the =
death=20
of a favorite officer on 29 August in Mongton Township, Mongsart =
District,=20
appeared to have lost steam two weeks after its launching on 9 =
September,=20
said the informed sources.

One reporter from Fang informed S.H.A.N on 20 September: " There are=20
commands and countermands with regards to whether they should launch an=20
attack just because a favorite son was killed in action." ( Ref: Junta=20
Preparing a Big Offensive Against Shans, 21 September 1999)

A retired Shan commander commented that it was a bizarre operation that=20
departed from the junta's well-known modus operandi. " In the past, they =

liked to bring in the non-local units, make a forced march during the =
night=20
to the target area, and attack as soon as dawn broke," said he. " They=20
always tried to observe the main element for victory: surprise."

Yawdserk, asked by S.H.A.N during the closing ceremony of the leadership =

training course on 1 October, said he was convinced the Burmese troops =
was=20
not going to attack, after reading reports of Burma Army's movements for =
a=20
few days.

Some sources believed it was only a diversion for the junta's other =
units=20
to occupy and consolidate their positions along the projected Salween =
Dam=20
area, which is between Mongton Township on the eastern bank and Mongpan=20
Township on the western.

///END\\\
For further information, please contact S.H.A.N. at:
Shan Herald Agency for News.
P.O. Box. 15, Nonghoi P.O., 50007, Chiangmai, Thailand
Ph/Fax: (053) 807 121
e-mail: <shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

S.H.A.N. is a non-profit making, independent Shan media group. It is not =

affiliated to any political or armed organization.



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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D3>3 October 1999<BR><BR>No: 10 -=20
3<BR><BR><STRONG><FONT size=3D4>Junta's Operation Against Shans On the=20
Rocks<BR><BR></FONT></STRONG>The two week long preparations to launch =
attacks=20
against the Shan States <BR>Army of Yawdserk along the Thai border was =
believed=20
to have ended last <BR>week, after troops concentrating near the border =
quietly=20
withdrew, reported <BR>S.H.A.N sources from the border =
yesterday.<BR><BR>The=20
projected operation, which was reported to have begun due to the death =
<BR>of a=20
favorite officer on 29 August in Mongton Township, Mongsart District,=20
<BR>appeared to have lost steam two weeks after its launching on 9 =
September,=20
<BR>said the informed sources.<BR><BR>One reporter from Fang informed =
S.H.A.N on=20
20 September: " There are <BR>commands and countermands with regards to =
whether=20
they should launch an <BR>attack just because a favorite son was killed =
in=20
action." ( Ref: Junta <BR>Preparing a Big Offensive Against Shans, 21 =
September=20
1999)<BR><BR>A retired Shan commander commented that it was a bizarre =
operation=20
that <BR>departed from the junta's well-known modus operandi. " In the =
past,=20
they <BR>liked to bring in the non-local units, make a forced march =
during the=20
night <BR>to the target area, and attack as soon as dawn broke," said =
he. " They=20
<BR>always tried to observe the main element for victory:=20
surprise."<BR><BR>Yawdserk, asked by S.H.A.N during the closing ceremony =
of the=20
leadership <BR>training course on 1 October, said he was convinced the =
Burmese=20
troops was <BR>not going to attack, after reading reports of Burma =
Army's=20
movements for a <BR>few days.<BR><BR>Some sources believed it was only a =

diversion for the junta's other units <BR>to occupy and consolidate =
their=20
positions along the projected Salween Dam <BR>area, which is between =
Mongton=20
Township on the eastern bank and Mongpan <BR>Township on the=20
western.<BR><BR>///END\\\<BR>For further information, please contact =
S.H.A.N.=20
at:<BR>Shan Herald Agency for News.<BR>P.O. Box. 15, Nonghoi P.O., =
50007,=20
Chiangmai, Thailand<BR>Ph/Fax: (053) 807 121<BR>e-mail: &lt;<A=20
href=3D"mailto:shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx";>shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx</A>&gt;<BR><BR>S.H.A.=
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