Myanmar Junta Moves into Nawnghkio Outskirts

缅媒：缅甸军政府进入瑙丘镇郊区

作者：伊洛瓦底江        来源：伊洛瓦底江

Regime troops in the outskirts of Nawnghkio town, northern Shan State, this week. / Kyaw Swar

政府军本周在掸邦北部瑙丘镇郊区。/觉斯瓦尔

Myanmar’s regime is close to retaking rebel-held Nawnghkio, a strategic gateway to northern Shan State, as it moves into the town’s outskirts.

缅甸政权即将重新夺回被叛军控制的瑙丘，这是通往掸邦北部的战略门户，政府军正在向该镇的郊区挺进。

The town on the main Mandalay–Lashio–Muse trade route to China serves as a gateway connecting Mandalay and southern and northern Shan State.

这个小镇位于通往中国的曼德勒-腊戌-木姐主要贸易路线上，是连接曼德勒和掸邦南部和北部的门户。

Nawnghkio, under the control of the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), would be the second town or city lost by the Brotherhood Alliance since the launch of anti-regime Operation 1027.

在德昂民族解放军（TNLA）控制下的瑙丘将是自反政府的1027行动发起以来，三兄弟同盟失去的第二个城镇或城市。

The alliance, which includes the TNLA, Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) and Arakan Army (AA), seized most of northern Shan State, including the capital, Lashio, since October 2023.

该联盟包括TNLA，缅甸民族民主同盟军（MNDAA）和若开军（AA），自2023年10月以来占领了掸邦北部的大部分地区，包括首都腊戍。

However, under pressure from China, the MNDAA returned Lashio to the regime in April.

然而，在中国的压力下，缅甸果敢同盟军于今年4月将腊戍归还给缅甸政府。

Both the TNLA and MNDAA operate under significant Chinese influence, as their territories border China and they depend heavily on it for trade and imports.

TNLA和MNDAA都在中国的影响下运作，因为他们的领土与中国接壤，他们在贸易和进口方面严重依赖中国。

The TNLA is now facing Chinese and junta pressure to return liberated towns. It is enduring frequent regime airstrikes and a major regime offensive to retake Nawnghkio.

TNLA现在面临着中国和军政府的压力，要求其归还被解放的城镇。政府军频繁对其发动空袭，政府军也发动了大规模地面攻势，试图夺回瑙丘镇。

TNLA troops in Nawnghkio Township, northern Shan State. / TNLA

TNLA部队在掸邦北部的瑙丘镇。/ TNLA

After months of fighting, the regime has entered Nawnghkio’s outskirts, a resistance fighter told The Irrawaddy on Monday.

一名抵抗组织战士周一对《伊洛瓦底报》说，经过数月的战斗，政府军已经进入瑙丘镇的郊区。

Military supporters posted photos of regime troops in the encircled town, where fighting continues.

军政府支持者张贴了政府军正在被包围城镇的照片，战斗仍在继续。

Meanwhile, the Gote Twin Bridge on the Muse road linking Nawnghkio with another TNLA-held town, Kyaukme, was exploded on Monday.

与此同时，连接瑙丘和tnla控制的另一个城镇皎梅到木姐公路上的Gote Twin Bridge周一发生爆炸。

The regime forces have been relying on heavy airpower and artillery.

政府军一直依靠重型空中力量和大炮。

TNLA spokeswoman Lway Yay Oo told The Irrawaddy on Monday that the armed group was still defending the town.

TNLA发言人Lway Yay Oo周一告诉《伊洛瓦底报》，该武装组织仍在守卫该镇。

“Our comrades and commanders are responding militarily. We are still holding our positions in Nawnghkio,” said Lway Yay Oo.

“我们的同志和指挥官正在进行军事回应。我们仍然坚守在瑙丘的阵地。”

Former army captain Zin Yaw, who defected from the military after the 2021 coup, said on Tuesday that the TNLA was unlikely to back down easily, while the regime is expected to use airpower to recapture as many TNLA-held towns as possible ahead of Chinese peace talks in August.

在2021年政变后叛逃的前陆军上尉津约（Zin Yaw）周二表示，TNLA不太可能轻易让步，而预计军政府将在8月份与中国举行和平谈判之前，利用空中力量夺回尽可能多的TNLA控制的城镇。

After June 2024, the TNLA and resistance allies seized five towns, including Nawnghkio and Mogoke, a ruby town in Mandalay Region.

2024年6月之后，TNLA和抵抗联盟占领了5个城镇，包括瑙丘和曼德勒地区的红宝石小镇抹谷。

The regime escalated its airstrikes on TNLA-held towns since late April after the armed group rejected the junta’s demands at Chinese peace talks to return the liberated towns.

自4月下旬以来，缅甸政府加大了对tnla控制的城镇的空袭力度，此前tnla拒绝了军政府在与中国的和平谈判中提出的归还被解放城镇的要求。

The AA has not faced the same level of Chinese pressure as it seized 14 out of 17 Rakhine State’s townships and Paletwa Township in neighboring Chin State since November 2023.

自2023年11月以来，若开邦17个乡镇中的14个和邻近的钦邦帕列特瓦乡都被缅甸武装分子占领，而缅甸若开武装分子没有面临中国同样程度的压力。

While expanding operations into Magwe, Bago and Ayeyarwady regions, the AA tried to seize Rakhine State capital, Sittwe, and Kyaukphyu Township, where a major Chinese seaport project and the terminal of Chinese oil and gas pipelines are located.

在将业务扩展到马圭、巴固和伊洛瓦底地区的同时，若开军试图占领若开邦首府实兑和胶漂镇，胶漂镇是中国一个大型海港项目和中国石油和天然气管道终端的所在地。

作者：伊洛瓦底江        来源：伊洛瓦底江