Resistance Forces Liberate Over 300 Civilians Held as Human Shields in Myanmar’s Bago Region
TZP News 
THE ZOLAND POST — March 10, 2026
Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government (NUG) announced on Tuesday that a high-stakes joint operation successfully liberated more than 300 civilians held as human shields by military junta forces in Bago Region’s Nyaunglebin Township. The NUG Ministry of Defense characterized the mission, titled “Operation Civilian Rescue,” as a decisive intervention to protect non-combatants caught in the crossfire of the escalating civil war.
The daring rescue targeted junta positions in the villages of Yae Twin Kone, Kharu Kone, and Kyaung Kone, where residents had been forcibly detained to deter resistance strikes. While the mission secured the freedom of the villagers, it came at a heavy cost. The Ministry of Defense confirmed that several members of the People’s Defense Force (PDF) and the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) were killed or wounded during the intense skirmishes.
Resistance officials reported that the operation inflicted significant casualties on the military council’s troops, claiming that more than 10 junta soldiers were killed and at least 20 others sustained severe injuries. Following the extraction, the liberated civilians were escorted by a combined detail of PDF and KNLA fighters to secure zones where they are currently receiving humanitarian assistance.
The operation showcased a high degree of tactical coordination between various resistance factions. Ground forces from the Bago Regional Command’s Strategy 25 and 26—including the specialized Spring Warriors, Royal Peacock, and Jungle Crow battalions—worked in close tandem with KNLA Commandos and Battalions 7 and 9. Advanced drone units also played a critical role in providing aerial surveillance and tactical support to breach the junta’s defensive perimeter.
This successful extraction marks one of the largest civilian rescues in the region since the conflict intensified, highlighting the junta’s increasing reliance on using civilian populations as tactical leverage against the surging resistance movement.
