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The Burmese Communist led a group of 700 Wa soldier was only moving around the south and southeastern areas of Keng Tong District linking with the Wa state and China border.

The Wa soldiers were inactive because of inadequate foods as well as become discouraged.

The Shan villagers did not accept the Communists and disliked the Red Wa troops as they were ruthless-tribe.

The Communists spent about 2 years in the SSA strongholds but failed to move towards to central Burma due to Chinese’s initial plan that was the urgency of political inspiration.

In the long run, the Chinese terminated its annual support to the Communist and the Wa troops retreated to their original territory while the Burmese politburo returned to China soil.

The Burma Communist Party (BCP) was completely defunct in 1973.

Its former top politburo included Tha Khin Ba Thein Tin, Tha Khin Tin, Tha Khin Than Thun, Tha Kin Mya and Gen. Kyaw Zaw sought asylum in China.

The Shan mission headed by Col. Sam Mong visited Chinese autorities in Kunmin City to receive arms and military weapons.

Col. Sam Mong was most wanted by the Burmese Government as he was rumored as being the ShanCommunist and strongman in the SSA army.

He was also known as military planner as well as a good leading fighter in his position of Divisional Commander.

The Burmese Regiments from the regional commands launched a continuous series attack on SSA’s strongholds bases in the north and central areas.

SSA suffered heavy causuality in the series bombard by the enemy.

Burmese also suffered dead and wounded in close-range ambushed by Shan guerillas.

The guerillas made prompt attacks on the Burmese troops while on patrol at dawn and the army trucks loaded on the soldiers in jungle routes following a swift change of plans.

The Burmese’s attempt failed to capture Col. Sam Mong. Later on, the Burmese had contacted Khun Sa for the murder of Strong-man am Mong.

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In early January 1996 Khun Sa led his MTA army surrender to the Burmese after conntected Burmese Gen. Mong Aye, the second poweful in the Government after the Gen. Than Shwe, through Gen. Thein Sein who is trusted by Gen. Mong Aye and the right-hand man as well basing in Keng Tong, the Eastern Commander.

Khun Sa is informed to provide facility for security and safety by the Generals.

Tow or three days after the both sides negotiated on peace, Khun Sa, Fa Lung and Khun Seng, the top lerders of the MTA, were lifted by Military helicopter from the Ho Mong Headquarters and leaving for Rangoon.

Huge stockpile of military equipments and weapons were confiscated by the Burmese Army officials from the Eastern Command.

Hundreds of Burmese soldiers had spent for a week to check the situation of the Headquarters and the thousands of young Shan soldiers who were later sent to Taunggyi, the City of the Southern Shan State, for further negotiation.

But some of them mostly Chnese Haw and section commanders involved the drugs trafficking refused
to surrender and regrouped themselves into new group with well armed for further doing drugs business.

Also a large number of Shan nationalist-fighters commanded by Major Gun Yod is one group while another group is under leaderhip of Major Yod Suek refused to surrender their arms.

The armed gruop headed by Gun Yod is named as Shan State National Army (SSNA) and the other leading by Major Yud Suek later to be called the Shan United Revolution Army (SURA) continued further fightings against the Burmese invasion.

These breakaway Shan troops moved to the north by crossing Salween River to tie relationship with the other Natinalist groups as freedomly.

During marching to the north Shan State in late January 1996, the breakaway groups had been blocked and attacked by the Burmeses many times. The both sides suffered casualties.

(Worse Sitution in MTA Before the Surrender will be continued)