2021 Mandalay Boarding House Raid

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]

2021 Mandalay Boarding House Raid
Part of Myanmar civil war (2021–present) and internal conflict in Myanmar
Date June 22, 2021 Location Mandalay, Myanmar Status SAC victory
Belligerents
State Administration Council  Tatmadaw  Myanmar Army Myanmar Police Force	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]

However, the PDF claimed that only six of their members were arrested by the Tatmadaw while eight soldiers died.^{[2] [1]}

References

1. Myanmar militias vow to take on army after city firefight Reuters. June 22, 2021. Archived October 11, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
2. Resistance Fighters Battle Myanmar’s Military in Mandalay. June 22, 2021. New York Times. Hannah Beech. Archived June 13, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
3. Raid on hideout of Myanmar militants sparks deadly shootout. Grant Peck. AP News. June 22, 2021. Archived March 31, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
4. Myanmar army clashes with anti-junta militia in major city BBC. June 22, 2021 Archived August 4, 2023, at the Wayback Machine