Tangyan Township Explained

Tangyan Township is a township of Lashio District in the Shan State of eastern Burma. The principal town is Tangyan. Tangyan emerged as an important centre for Panthay people (Chinese Muslims originally from neighbouring Yunnan) in the mid-20th century, especially after the destruction of Panglong during World War II.^[3]

History

There were clashes between Shan State Army (SSA) and Myanmar Army in Tangyan in 2011.^[4] Myanmar Army deployed local militias to monitor the SSA movement.^{[5] [6]} SSA accused Myanmar Army of using chemical weapons and recruiting women as forced porters in Tangyan during resume clashes.^{[7] [8]} Some school teachers were killed also.^{[9] [10]}

Beginning on 6 October 2015 a large-scale offensive by the Tatmadaw comprising 20 Burma Army battalions has been launched in central Shan State. The aim of the military is to seize Shan ceasefire territories in Kehsi, Mong Nawng, Mong Hsu and Tangyan townships, using heavy artillery and with fighter jet and helicopter gunship air support to indiscriminately shell and bomb civilian areas. These attacks have displaced thousands of Shan, Palaung, Lisu and Lahu people causing a new humanitarian crisis.^{[11] [12]}

Starting on 10 July 2024, the United Wa State Army entered Tangyan after negotiations with the State Administration Council to prevent Operation 1027 from reaching Tangyan and the town of Mongyai^{[13] [14] [15]}

Notes and References

1. [GoogleEarth]
2. Book: သန်းခေါင်စာရင်း အစီရင်ခံစာ. လူဝင်မှုကြီးကြပ်ရေးနှင့် ပြည်သူ့အင်အား ဝန်ကြီးဌာန. နေပြည်တော်. May 2015. ၂၀၁၄ ခုနှစ် လူဦးရေနှင့် အိမ်ထောင်စု သန်းခေါင်စာရင်း အစီရင်ခံစာ. 2. 28.
3. Forbes, Andrew ; Henley, David (2011). Traders of the Golden Triangle. Chiang Mai: Cognoscenti Books. ASIN: B006GMID5
4. http://www.shanland.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3698:militia-men-from-battlefields-deserting-&catid=86:war&Itemid=284 Militia men from battlefields deserting
5. http://www.shanland.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3696:militia-units-assigned-to-keep-their-eyes-on-rebel-movements&catid=86:war&Itemid=284 Militia units assigned to keep their eyes on rebel movements
6. http://www.shanland.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3684:junta-army-employs-more-militias-against-shan-rebels&catid=86:war&Itemid=284 Junta army employs more militias against Shan rebels
7. http://www.shanland.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3754:being-honest-about-using-cw&catid=86:war&Itemid=284 Being honest about using CW
8. http://www.shanland.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3631:junta-army-has-women-porters-lead-the-way-in-war-zone&catid=87:human-rights&Itemid=285 Junta army has women porters lead the way in war zone
9. http://www.shanland.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3629:more-killing-by-unidentified-cutthroats-reported&catid=87:human-rights&Itemid=285 More killing by unidentified cutthroats reported
10. http://www.shanland.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3616:villagers-in-war-zone-killed-by-unidentified-cutthroats&catid=87:human-rights&Itemid=285 Villagers in war zone killed by unidentified cutthroats
11. News: Govt invasion of Shan state mocks ceasefire pact- Bangkok Post . Bangkok Post . 26 November 2015 . 13 July 2024 . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20240713030701/https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/741396/govt-invasion-of-shan-state-mocks-ceasefire-pact . live .
12. http://shanhumanrights.org/index.php/news-updates/233-naypyidaw-must-immediately-stop-its-attacks-in-central-shan-state-and-let-communities-return-home Attacks in central Shan State
13. https://www.bnionline.net/en/news/uwsa-deploys-thousands-troops-tangyan-non-conflict-zone UWSA Deploys Thousands of Troops in Tangyan, a Non-Conflict Zone
14. https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/wa-army-takes-control-of-town-in-northern-shan-state/ Wa army takes control of town in northern Shan State
15. https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/ethnic-issues/wa-deploys-troops-to-prevent-spread-of-shan-fighting.html Wa Deploys Troops to Prevent Spread of Shan Fighting