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Mine event in Sagaing Region, Sagaing area, Myanmar on Wed 19th August 2026

19th August 2026

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Clashes broke out between the terrorist army and revolutionary forces near the Nga Htat Gyi Pagoda in Sagaing Town, Sagaing Region, this morning, according to a comrade from the Sagaing PDF.

A Sagaing PDF comrade said, "The soldiers hit mines and fled back into the town. They might be regrouping. The incident occurred around Nga Htat Gyi Pagoda, and gunshot sounds could be heard across four to six nearby wards."

Ko Sit Nyein Naing, a leader of the Sagaing PDF, posted on his social media page that clashes occurred near the Nga Htat Gyi Pagoda in Sagaing Town between the terrorist army and an allied column led by the Sagaing PDF.

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