SAA event in Sat Thwar area, Myanmar on Wed 28th October 2026

Six police officers shot on the Sat Thwar-Leway road section; one firearm and two motorcycles seized

Magway, November 4

Battalion Company 3 of Naypyitaw Battalion No. 902, Taungdwingyi Company, announced today (November 4) that it was able to seize weapons, ammunition, and two motorcycles after ambushing and shooting six police officers from Kokkol Police Station on the Sat Thwar-Leway road section in Taungdwingyi Township, Magway Region.

Naypyitaw Battalion 902 stated that the attack was carried out because police personnel from the said police station had been conducting patrols and forcibly recruiting porters near Sat Thwar village in Taungdwingyi Township.

The attack occurred at around 5:00 p.m. on October 28, and two police officers were killed while one officer sustained serious injuries. One MA-3 rifle carried by the police personnel, nine rounds of ammunition, and two motorcycles were seized.

The commander of Naypyitaw Battalion 902 said, “They came back and collected the bodies.”

The ambush was jointly carried out by Yoma Fighter Column, Aunglan Pa Ka Pha under Military Region No. (1), Thayet District Battalion No. (1), and under Naypyitaw Regional Military Command, Strategy (17), Naypyitaw Battalion (902), Naypyitaw Battalion (804), the Magway-Taungdwingyi Special Guerrilla Force, and the Taungdwingyi Township People's Defence Force (Ponnawaddy).