Burma-Myanmar: Burma Army attacked and seized Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) Mongsu camp
After heavy attacks by the Burma Army, the Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) has lost its camp at Red Ruby Mountain in Mongsu, southern Shan State.
An SSA-N commander at the frontline said: “The Burma Army started attacking us at Ruby Mountain in Mongsu on June 11, 2014. They (Burma Army) fired at us with heavy shells for two days, so local people were affected by the fierce battle. On the order of our headquarters, we withdrew from the camp.”
He added, “The Burma Army forced people to work as their porters and human shields at the frontline. We (SSA) were requested by the people not to ambush and shoot at the frontline. If we had, the villagers and porters would have got shot.”