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Battle of Namhsan

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

EraDate not recorded (no reliable year in Wikidata)derived from year
LocationMyanmarNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentAsiaNatural Earth
Coordinates22.9643, 97.1616Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battle of Namhsan was an offensive by the TNLA against the Myanmar military junta during Operation 1027. The TNLA attacked numerous military bases and police stations while fending off reinforcements exiting Y-12 and ATR-42 planes, along with air support from Mi-35 helicopters and fighter jets.

After the battle, the TNLA captured large caches of weapons and ammunition from police stations and military bases.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Namhsan (revision 1370451249), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

22.9643, 97.1616 · Myanmar

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