2021 Mandalay Boarding House Raid
Appearance
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 | |||||||
People's Defense Forces | |||||||
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] |
The 2021 Mandalay Boarding House Raid occurred on 22 June 2021, when the Tatmadaw raided a former boarding house which was being 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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Myanmar militias vow to take on army after city firefight Reuters. June 22, 2021. Archived October 11, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Resistance Fighters Battle Myanmar’s Military in Mandalay. June 22, 2021. New York Times. Hannah Beech. Archived June 13, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Raid on hideout of Myanmar militants sparks deadly shootout. Grant Peck. AP News. June 22, 2021. Archived March 31, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Myanmar army clashes with anti-junta militia in major city BBC. June 22, 2021 Archived August 4, 2023, at the Wayback Machine