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🟥 Some of the marched troops from Taung Kham have also reached the top of Goke Hteik

Local military sources say that the military junta troops have reached the area of the TNLA and the 114th Infantry Battalion, which is 2 miles away from the entrance to Naung Cho town in northern Shan State and the fighting is intense.

The TNLA-led revolutionary alliance forces completely captured Naung Cho town in July 2025, during the second wave of Operation 1027, and have been working to restore the administrative machinery in the township.

The military junta has been attacking with two main lines from Taung Kham village and Pyin Oo Lwin township since February 2025 to regain the lost Naung Cho town and has now reached within 2 miles of Naung Cho town. 

“The military junta’s columns coming from Pyin Oo Lwin have already reached the outskirts of the 114th Infantry Division but they haven’t reached the end yet. Battalion (114) is about (2) miles from the city. If it goes beyond that, it’s already close to the city,”

a military source on the ground in Naung Cho told BBM. The military columns coming from Pyin Oo Lwin are also advancing towards the outskirts of Naung Cho Taung Ward, Kyauk Kyan Village, around 114th Infantry Division,Tha Pyay Yae Village, and Yae Lint Village.

In addition, the military columns coming from Taung Kham have also reached the outskirts of Naung Cho, and some of the columns that have split off from these columns are marching towards the Goke Hteik Bridge in Naung Cho, the military source added.

 “It’s 2 miles away from Pyin Oo Lwin, and on the edge of the city on the Taung Kham side. The military line from Naung Cho Gyi has reached the top of the mountain, so the situation in the mountain is also worrying.”

The military junta’s council is using more than a thousand soldiers on the ground to retake Naung Cho, and is using drones, heavy weapons, and multiple rockets, as well as air strikes, according to ground sources.

Eight people, including the children’s mother, were seriously injured

Two children were killed and eight others, including their mother, were injured when the military air force dropped 250-pound bombs on Panmatheik village, east of Mogok Township, Mandalay Region, according to local sources.

On July 9, 2025 (yesterday), at around 8:00 PM, a jet fighter from the Military Junta’s Tada-U Air Force flew low over the eastern part of Mogok and dropped bombs.

“It came down low in the eastern part of the city and fell all at once. Two 10-year-old boys were killed instantly,”

a Mogok resident told BBM. The mother of the two children who died in the bombing last night also suffered serious eye injuries and has not yet regained consciousness.

Additionally, eight people, including the children’s mother, were injured in the incident, and about (10) houses were completely destroyed.

“The mother of the deceased children was hit in one eye and has not regained consciousness yet. She has not been registered as dead yet. She is still alive, but she is still unconscious. About 10 houses are so damaged that these are uninhabitable,”

the local resident told BBM. The military junta reportedly carried out airstrikes on Mogok town and the surrounding areas of Mawchi and Phasaung in Karenni State yesterday evening, causing casualties.

🟥A large number of troops have been deployed to Lashio and are positioned at key locations

The Military junta is redeploying howitzers to Battalion 41 near the Union Road near Lashio in northern Shan State, according to local resources.

The Military junta which regained Lashio from the Kokang National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) in April 2025, has been redeploying troops and replenishing military equipment and is now redeploying howitzers.

In addition, the howitzers are aimed at Kyaukme and Thibaw townships in northern Shan State, which are controlled by the revolutionary forces.

“We have seen howitzers being redeployed in the Battalion 41 and they are aimed at Kyaukme and Hsipaw”

a local military source told BBM. In addition, the military junta is sending ground troops to Lashio via Tangyang, where its military administration is based and is deploying them to the 41st Battalion, 626th Battalion, and the Military Security Force in Lashio.

Local sources also said that many of the military junta’s barracks in the city were destroyed during the Lashio battle between the MNDAA and allied rebel forces and have yet to be repaired.

In addition, most of the military junta soldiers who arrived in Lashio to reinforce their forces are wearing only the Myanmar flag and badges without the insignia of their battalions or units, and are immediately stationed at important military locations in Lashio, the source added.

“The newly arrived military junta soldiers do not have the insignia of their battalions or units, they only have the Burmese flag. I don’t know what kind of groups they are. I don’t know if they are terrorist groups or not. As soon as they arrived, they took over all the important places that the Lashio militia had previously secured” ,

a local resident told BBM. The military junta is reportedly demanding the return of all the areas controlled by the revolutionary forces on the Mandalay-Muse Road, including Lashio, which they lost during Operation 1027, from the MNDAA with the help of China and is holding negotiations.

🟥The military soldiers, from Taung Kham to Naung Hkio, arrested and killed some civilians who did not flee the war

The fighting in Naung Hkio Township, northern Shan State, is intensifying day by day, forcing almost all local residents to flee to nearby areas, according to sources on the ground.

Naung Hkio was the first town to be captured by the TNLA and allied forces during the second wave of Operation 1027. The revolutionary forces were able to capture not only the Infantry Battalion (114)and the Infantry Battalion (115) in the town, but also the Missile Battalion (606)nearby.

The military junta began an offensive in February 2025 with troops from the Taung Kham Artillery and Pyin Oo Lwin Military District to retake the Naung Hkio Township and other battalion headquarters that they had lost. Fighting is still intense and local residents are reportedly fleeing the fighting.

In addition, it is reported that the military junta’s columns heading from the Taung Kham Artillery to Naung Hkio arrested and killed some local people who did not flee from Shwe Moke Htaw village on their route.

“When the military line crossed the Shwe Moke Htaw side, some people who stayed at home and did not flee were arrested and killed. Now, people are afraid that they will do the same and have completely fled the war,”

a Naung Hkio resident told BBM. Most of the refugees from Naung Hkio are mainly living in Naung Pein village near Kyaukme town, where they are reportedly facing food and livelihood difficulties.

In addition, the local said that since Naung Hkio town is mainly engaged in agriculture and has a large number of farmers, it is difficult to farm during the rainy season and to avoid such a war.

“This side is mainly engaged in agriculture, and if we can’t plant now, we will face a lot of difficulties in the coming season,”

the local said. Regarding the military junta’s offensive on Naung Hkio, the TNLA said it will defend with all its might and has no plans to surrender to the military junta.