Projectile event in Sagaing, Myanmar on Sat 31st January 2026

On 31 January 2026, in Koe Taung Boet village (Kanbalu township, Kanbalu district, Sagaing region), a combined force of resistance forces attacked around 100 Myanmar military troops (IB-305) and Pyu Saw Htee members stationed in the village. The combined force includes the Arakan Army (ULA/AA), the People's Defense Force - Kanbalu, the Sagaing Region Defense Forces, the People's Defense Force - Kanbalu District, the People's Defense Force - Khin-U (PaKaPha), the People's Defense Force - Kanbalu District (Drone Force and Artillery Battalion), the People's Defense Force - Kyunhla (PaKaPha), the People's Defense Force - Taze (PaKaPha), and the People's Defense Force - Kawlin (PaKaPha). 96 military troops were killed and 101 military troops were captured as prisoners of war during clashes across Kawlin and Kanbalu townships between 19 December 2025 and 8 February 2026. 20 military soldiers were killed on 30 January 2026 in Koe Taung Boet village alone. 96 fatalities split across 13 events (Tha Yet Khon village from 7-8 February 2026; Kanbalu township from 19-21 December 2025; Pay Gyi village from 20-21 December 2025; Hnget Pyaw Taing village from 20-21 December 2025; Koe Taung Boet village from 28-31 January 2026), and coded as 6 for this event.