Deadly Ambush Reported in Sagaing Region\n\ud83d\udccd Kanbalu Township, Sagaing Region, Myanmar\n\ud83d\udcc6

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Deadly Ambush Reported in Sagaing Region
📍 Kanbalu Township, Sagaing Region, Myanmar
📆 Published: 15 July 2025

Video posted to social-media platforms on 15 July appears to show People’s Defence Force (PDF) fighters ambushing Myanmar junta troops outside a small grocery shop in Kanbalu Township. The soldiers had reportedly stopped to buy alcohol after escorting a government-run school bus. Combatants hiding behind a recently arrived truck opened fire at close range, killing at least four soldiers, according to local outlet Myaelatt Athan and open-source analysts. No PDF casualties were reported.

Witness footage also shows damage to the shop and nearby civilian property. Regional authorities and the State Administration Council have yet to issue a public statement.

The incident underscores the persistent instability in Sagaing—one of the most active fronts in Myanmar’s civil conflict more than four years after the February 2021 coup.

*Note: The exact time of the attack remains unverified, and casualty figures are based on preliminary local reporting pending further confirmation.*

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