Shans still retain their positions

Shans still retain their positions

D-Day plus two ends 

The second day of junta army's assault to recover the strategic mountain that was lost to the Shan resistance army on Sunday concluded without conclusion long after sunset today. 

The assault that resumed at 06:00 this morning came to a climax with the Shan counter attack at 11:00 that succeeded in placing part of the attacking force within its envelopment. 

The latest report at 19:30 said the surrounded Burmese troops were still there. 

Unconfirmed reports place Burmese casualties as 11 dead and Shan casualties as 1 wounded. 

During the fighting 15 shells fell into Thai territory in Fang District. The Thai Army reported it responded by firing 8 shells to serve as a warning to both battling sides. Though some houses in the Thai side were damaged, no civilians were hurt as they had been moved well out harm's way since Sunday. 

Shans in Thailand also presented 400-packets of cooked rice and powdered soybean sauce (Nampit) to the Shan State Army representative this morning. 

"This is to show that we are one with them," said an exile. 

Reporting time: 20:00