Tibetan soldiers had raped nuns and women (local Qinghai Tibetans) after looting monasteries and destroying villages in Yushu while Tibetan soldiers who were surrendering and fleeing were summarily executed by Ma Biao's soldiers and supplies were seized from the local nomad civilians by Ma Biao's army.
Tibetanske soldater havde voldtaget nonner og kvinder (lokale Qinghai-tibetanere) efter plyndring af klostre og ødelæggelse af landsbyer i Yushu, mens tibetanske soldater, der overgav sig og flygtede, blev summarisk henrettede af Ma Biaos soldater, og forsyninger blev beslaglagt fra de lokale civile nomader af Ma Biaos hær.