Battle of Myin Thar

Battle of Myin Thar
	Part of the Myanmar civil war (2021–present) and the Myanmar conflict
Date	9 September 2021 – 13 September 2021 (4 days)
Location	Myin Thar, Gangaw Township, Magway Region, Myanmar
Status	SAC victory
Belligerents
State Administration Council Tatmadaw Myanmar Army; ; Myanmar Police Force; Pyusawhti militias; ;	Anti-coup forces People's Defense Forces; Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM); Yaw militias; ;
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
	At least 18 killed

Date9 September 2021 – 13 September 2021 (4 days)

Location

Myin Thar, Gangaw Township, Magway Region, Myanmar

Status SAC victory

The Battle of Myin Thar was an engagement between the Myanmar SAC junta and anti-coup forces in the village of Myin Thar, Gangaw Township, Magway Region.^[3] Tatmadaw forces raided the village two days after the National Unity Government called for a "people's defensive war" against the military.^[4] Yaw militias armed with improvised black powder rifles and grenade launchers heavily resisted until heavy artillery forced them to withdraw.^[5]

Numerous civilians, including a 50-year-old paralyzed man, were massacred by the Tatmadaw.^[5]

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