Sagaing Landmine Ambush Kills 3 SAC Troops; SAC Burns 90+ Homes in Magway Villages — Day 1,911 Resistance Operations Continue

April 27, 2026 (Day 1,911 of Myanmar's civil war) saw continued resistance operations and SAC collective punishment across central Myanmar. In Yinmabin District, Sagaing Region, a coordinated resistance landmine ambush struck a military column from Telpinkhan village, killing three SAC troops and injuring ten or more; one vehicle was destroyed by fire. Five resistance groups claimed the operation jointly: Black Shadow PDF, ADPRA Battalion (30), Memaung People's Defence Force, Black Vot Fighter PDF, and Brother Defence Force — reflecting the highly decentralized but persistent PDF network in Sagaing. Separately, MoeMaKa reported that SAC forces burned a third village in Magway Region on April 26, continuing a pattern that had already destroyed 72 homes in Zeephyukone village and 18 homes in Yepoke village during April 25-26 operations. The Natmauk Township burning follows the SAC's consistent counter-insurgency tactic of destroying civilian infrastructure in resistance-affiliated communities — a practice ACLED has documented at more than 800 villages across Sagaing Region since 2021. The combination of continuing resistance ambush operations in Sagaing and ongoing SAC aerial and ground counter-civilian operations illustrates the intractable character of the conflict despite the junta's formal 'civilian rule' transition since March 16, 2026.