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Unknown event in Mandalay Region, Kyaukpadaung Township area, Myanmar on Wed 21st January 2026
21st January 2026
A member of the Rocket Fighter Force told Yangon Khit Thit News that eight members of the pro-military Pyu Saw Htee militia were killed after their vehicle was ambushed in Kyaukpadaung Township, Mandalay Region, while returning from transporting civilians.
On the morning of January 21, at around 10:30 a.m., local resistance forces ambushed two vehicles carrying Pyu Saw Htee members, including their leader Thei Lwin Oo, between Kyat Kane and Thit Seik Pin villages in Kyaukpadaung Township. The convoy had earlier taken villagers from Pway Kyaik village to Kyaukpadaung town and was returning when attacked. The ambush reportedly killed eight Pyu Saw Htee members and seriously injured at least ten others.
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Mandalay Region ( Kyaukpadaung Township area )
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