SAA event in Ye Township, Taungdargyi Checkpoint area, Myanmar on Mon 2nd November 2026

Two junta soldiers shot and killed at Ye Town's Taungdargyi checkpoint, narcotics seized

Yangon, November 3

An official from the Ye Belu Battalion told Yangon Khit Thit News Agency that revolutionary fighters carried out an attack to eliminate two junta soldiers stationed at the Taungdargyi Inspection Checkpoint Camp in Ye Township, Mon State. Both were killed, and a motorcycle and narcotics were seized from them.

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on November 2, a soldier holding the rank of Second Lieutenant (Bo Lay), Maung Wai Hin Paing Kyaw, who was serving at the Taungdargyi Inspection Checkpoint Camp in Ye Town, and a newly conscripted soldier accompanying him, left the checkpoint to distribute narcotics. Revolutionary fighters then opened fire on them near the checkpoint, it is reported.

During the shooting, the two junta soldiers were killed, and according to statements from the Ye Belu Battalion, two motorcycles, six WY methamphetamine tablets, one mobile phone, and more than 20,000 kyats in cash were seized from them.

An official from the Ye Belu Battalion said:

“One of them died instantly at the scene. The other died after arriving at the hospital. The junta troops did return fire with hand grenades. The operation was carried out when they left the checkpoint yesterday to distribute narcotics to civilians.”

The operation was carried out by members of the Ye Belu Battalion, and according to the battalion commander, the revolutionary fighters successfully withdrew without suffering any casualties.