4 June 2026 — The State Security and Peace Commission (SSPC) forces arrested and killed a 16-year-old Grade 10 student and a 60-year-old elderly man while conducting military operations in villages along the border between Mindat township, Chin State and Saw township in Magway Region.
According to local sources that monitor military and airstrike developments in the Mindat area, the incident occurred on 30 May when junta troops from Artillery Battalion 368 in Kyaukhtu entered Thinkhaung village and set fire to residential houses
One of the local sources indicated that SSPC troops from Artillery Battalion 368 in Kyaukhtu advancing in large numbers from Saw township, Magway Region, toward Mindat township raided Htin Chaung village on 30 May, looting property and burning down homes during the operation.
During the raid, two civilians from Htin Chaung village were detained and later killed at the entrance of the village, with their bodies left at the scene. A local resident from Mindat said the bodies were recovered only five days later, on 3 June.
Due to the arson attacks, at least 10 houses in Htin Chaung village were destroyed and burned to ashes. The military column has been advancing toward Mindat from Kan Gyi village in Kyaukhtu, Magway Region, for about a week.
A video clip posted by Hkl Mindat: https://www.facebook.com/reel/965375102948006
The column is currently stationed more than 10 miles from Mindat town. Chin joint resistance forces have carried out ambush attacks, leading to intense clashes for five consecutive days, with casualties reported on both sides.
As SSPC forces have reportedly suffered losses in the clashes, they have continued airstrikes and heavy artillery shelling on surrounding villages, forcing thousands of civilians in Mindat and Saw townships to flee their homes. – Reporting by Ben
