The military regime has destroyed two civilian homes in the Mong Hauk Village Tract of Mongmit Township after accusing the homeowners of having ties to the Shan State Progress Party (SSPP), according to local sources.

On the morning of August 7, around 60 military troops accompanied by a backhoe arrived in the village tract and demolished the homes, alleging that they were connected to the ethnic armed organization.

Coincidentally, on the same day, the military regime’s National Solidarity and Peacemaking Negotiation Committee (NSPNC) and the SSPP’s political wing, the Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA), were holding formal peace talks in Naypyidaw.

“The military accused a villager of having a home connected to the SSPP and came and destroyed it with a backhoe. Neither of the two houses that were destroyed belonged to soldiers—they were ordinary civilian homes. The villagers pleaded with them, which is why only two houses were destroyed. They simply arrived with vehicles and tore the houses down without asking any questions,” a local familiar with the incident told SHAN.

When the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) previously controlled Mongmit Township, SSPP troops-maintained positions around the Mong Hauk Village Tract and provided security for local residents.

According to locals, after the TNLA handed control of Mongmit and Mongkut (Mogok) towns back to the military regime in late November 2025, the regime began pressuring the SSPP to similarly withdraw its forces from the area.

A military affairs source said that on August 2, the military demanded that SSPP frontline posts along the Mongmit highway withdraw. On August 5, the military subsequently ordered SSPP forces to leave the Mong Hauk Village Tract entirely.

“The military told the SSPP to pull back, but the Shan forces wouldn’t budge, so the military sent columns toward the area. To prevent fighting, villagers told both sides to back off, and the SSPP subsequently withdrew temporarily from its camps surrounding the village,” a Mongmit resident explained.

Locals said that on August 6, military troops used a backhoe to destroy an SSPP camp in the Mong Hauk Village Tract. The following morning, troops demolished the two civilian homes on the outskirts of the village.

While regime troops were demolishing homes in northern Shan State on August 7, the NSPNC and SSPP/SSA held their second round of formal negotiations at the Shwe San Eik Hotel in Naypyidaw.

According to state-run media reports, the meeting was attended by NSPNC Chairman Lt. Gen. Yar Pyae, Secretary Lt. Gen. Min Naing, and committee members, while the SSPP delegation was led by Vice Chairman (3) General Sao Hsur Purng Fa.

During the talks, both sides discussed measures to suppress online scam operations and prevent armed conflict. The SSPP reportedly emphasized its commitment to self-determination and peaceful coexistence within a democratic federal union, expressing a firm desire to resolve political issues through political channels—even as residents on the ground continued to bear the brunt of military aggression.