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The Three Brotherhood Alliance said that the junta’s declaration of martial law in three northern Shan State towns under the control of the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) has endangered the Haigen Ceasefire Agreement.
The junta declared martial law in the three northern Shan State towns of Namsan, Mantong and Namtu on 4 March. Under the martial law order the towns should be under the control of the junta’s North Eastern Military Command, but all three are under the control of the TNLA, which captured the towns in December 2023.
The TNLA, along with the Arakan Army (AA) and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), is a member of the Three Brotherhood Alliance which launched the 1027 offensive against the junta in northern Shan State on 27 October 2024.
Chinese-brokered peace talks between the junta and Three Brotherhood Alliance started in China’s Kunming on 11 December when a temporary ceasefire in northern Shan State was agreed upon. At the third round of peace talks, held in Kunming from 10 to 11 January 2024 the Three Brotherhood Alliance and the junta agreed on a ceasefire in northern Shan State known as the Haigeng Agreement.
The junta’s declaration of martial law in Namsan, Mantong and Namtu came only days after the conclusion of the last round of peace talks held in Kunming from 29 February to 1 March.
The Three Brotherhood Alliance said that the declaration of martial law in the three towns threatens civilians in those areas and may make it difficult to implement the Haigen Ceasefire Agreement.
