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Unknown event in Myanmar on Mon 16th March 2026

16th March 2026

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On 16 March 2026, near Si Zwe village (Salin township, Minbu district, Magway region), a combined force of the Ayar Brother Force Local People's Defense Force and the People's Defence Force - Salin (PaKaPha - Zone 3) attacked a Myanmar military column of about 200 troops using over 40 rounds of 60mm heavy weapons in the morning as the military withdrew from Si Zwe village after stationing there for over three months (coded separately). Several military troops were killed. There were an unspecified number of fatalities. Unknown fatalities coded as 3.

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