Shan State Army (SSA) North spokesman Maj Sai La, in response to the 29 October report of Myawady News, the organ of the Burma Army, says 6 SSA fighters, with 44 new recruits, were attacked by Burma Army troops on 26 October in Namkham, killing 2 of them. “Our men had only one automatic rifle between them,” he says. “And as we have signed a ceasefire agreement, nobody expected an assault by the Burma Army.” (SHAN)