Myitche Town Massacre Revealed: Dozens of Civilians Found Killed After Month-Long SAC 500-Troop Military Operation — Bodies Burned, Monasteries Destroyed

Residents returning to Myitche (Myit Khe) Town in Sagaing Region on June 6, 2026 discovered dozens of civilian bodies following a month-long junta military operation that used approximately 500 troops. The SAC column had conducted systematic village-burning across Myitche and surrounding communities; homes, monasteries, and civilian infrastructure were found burned and destroyed. Swel Gyi village alone had 13 confirmed bodies recovered, with reports of victims killed attempting to extinguish fires set by junta troops. Across the broader Myitche area, humanitarian organizations cite 20–40+ total civilian deaths, though access restrictions prevent a definitive count. Separately, a suspected timed explosive device detonated at the Sagaing Immigration and Population Department office on June 5, injuring approximately 20 people (3 staff and 17 civilians, including a 2-year-old child; 4 in serious condition). No armed group claimed responsibility for the immigration office bombing. The Myitche massacre follows a series of SAC mass-atrocity operations in Sagaing Region — including the Kanbalu double airstrike (133+ killed, June 3), the Butalin airstrike (10 killed, March 30), and the ongoing Sagaing aerial campaign — representing the junta's systematic use of mass violence against civilian populations in the PDF heartland.