20.february 2012 Shan State Army (SSA) South’s Hsipaw township administrator Sai Ta Long and his wife were shot dead by Hsipaw-based IB 23 troops at Haikwi while they were shopping on 17 February. He was wearing the SSA uniform. The SSA South signed the ceasefire agreement on 2 December 2011. The killing has upset both the SSA and the local people, said the source. (SHAN)
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20.02.2012 A Shan State Army (SSA) South patrol clashed with a Burma Army column on 18 February in Monghai, where Mongphyak and Tachilek townships meet, according to SSA Sources. “It could escalate into a prolonged battle, if nothing is done”, said Lt-Col Gawn Zeun, Commander of the SSA forces in Shan State East. As far as the Burma Army is concerned, the “no-fighting zone” is the Homong-Monghta area, opposite Maehongson and Chiangrai, said an informed source on the border. (SHAN)