Ta'ang National Liberation Army soldiers gather inside a captured Myanmar military base in Hsipaw, northern Shan State, on October 15, 2024. (AFP)

Fighting to the last: The TNLA digs in

The Ta’ang National Liberation Army is under siege by the Myanmar junta in northern Shan State, while also enduring a Chinese blockade and sporadic unrest in its multi-ethnic territory, but the powerful group says it won’t give ground without a fight.

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