The Burmese Army issued two warnings on June 9 and June 11, 2023, to evacuate 10 makeshift camps south of the Leika-Banglong road in Laika township, Lailin county, Shan State, according to the Shan State Progressive Party/Northern Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA).
A Northern Shan State Army official in charge of the area said that with about 300 Burmese troops now deployed on the ground, the Northern Shan State Army was ready for defense and could not retreat.
The Northern Shan State Army's 10 temporary camps in Laika town control the main road from southern Shan State to Van Hai, the headquarters of the Northern Shan State Army, and therefore control the area for the security of the headquarters, which is also close to the headquarters of the Eastern Central Military Region of the Burma Army, Quran.
As early as 2015, the Northern Shan State Army camps in Muang Xiu and Menao in Shan State were asked to evacuate by the Burmese army, because the Northern Shan State Army refused, the Burmese army gathered 5,000 troops to attack the Northern Shan State Army for 3 months, and threatened the safety of the headquarters Wan Hai, after which the Northern Shan State Army controlled three main reinforcement routes of the Burmese army in order to ensure the security of the headquarters.
There have been only a few skirmishes with the Northern Shan State Army since the Burmese military's military coup in February 2021, but the Northern Shan State Army has responded to the Burmese military's call for peace talks and is expected to negotiate to ease military tensions.