2021 Mandalay Boarding House Raid | |||||||
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Part of Myanmar civil war (2021–present) and internal conflict in Myanmar | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
At least 20 soldiers and three armored vehicles [1] | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
At least 8 killed (PDF claim);[2] some serious injuries (SAC claim)[3] | At least 8 killed or captured (SAC claim);[2] 6 captured (PDF claim) [1] |
On 22 June 2021, the Tatmadaw raided a former boarding house used as a safehouse for the Mandalay People's Defense Force.[4] According to military sources such as Myawaddy TV, Tatmadaw forces killed four PDF fighters, arrested eight others, and seized various weapons. The military also claimed that a white car occupied by four guerrillas conducted a failed ambush attempt before all of them were killed when they crashed into a transformer.[3]
However, the PDF claimed that only six of their members were arrested by the Tatmadaw while eight soldiers died.[2] [1]