Chindwin River ambushes

Chindwin River ambushes
Part of Myanmar civil war
Date 26 May 2021 – ongoing Location Chindwin River, Myanmar
Belligerents
People's Defense Force	State Administration Council Myanmar Army
Commanders and leaders
Various	Min Aung Hlaing
Casualties and losses
6+	20+

The Chindwin River ambushes are a series of ambushes conducted by the People's Defense Force (PDF) and local anti-junta militias against Myanmar Army supply boats traveling across the Chindwin. Initially, anti-junta forces relied on single-shot Tumi guns to ambush the boats. ^[1] As the Myanmar civil war raged on, the PDF and allied local militias would eventually use automatic weapons and explosives to attack the boats. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

References

1. On the Sagaing frontlines, outgunned villagers defy the odds May 26, 2021. Frontier Myanmar.
2. Three Junta Motorboats Sunk in Upper Myanmar. The Irrawaddy December 13, 2021.
3. At Least 17 Myanmar Junta Forces Killed in Three Days of Resistance Attacks The Irrawaddy. August 14, 2023.
4. Six Myanmar Regime Troops Reportedly Killed in Sagaing Ambush The Irrawaddy. July 20, 2022.
5. Five junta soldiers killed in Chindwin River boat attack. Mizzima. July 23, 2022.
6. Four soldiers were killed in an attack by the PDF Joint Force on 11 military vessels of the SAC that were coming up the Chindwin River Myanmar Pressphoto Agency. September 4, 2023