Attempted assassination of Bai Yingneng

Attempted assassination of Bai Yingneng
Part of Myanmar civil war (2021–present)
DateFebruary 5, 2021
Location
Nadi, Hsenwi-Kunlong road
Result

Indecisive

  • MNDAA fail to assassinate Bai
  • MNDAA evade capture by Kokang BGF and Tatmadaw
Belligerents
MNDAA Kokang Border Guard Forces
Tatmadaw
Strength
20 Unknown
Casualties and losses
None 3 police officers killed, 5 injured[1]
9 civilians killed, 7 injured

The attempted assassination of Bai Yingneng was the first attack by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) on Tatmadaw-aligned Kokang Border Guard Forces in Kokang, Myanmar. On February 5, 2021, MNDAA fighters ambushed a convoy transporting ousted governor Bai Yingmeng , the son of former Kokang leader Bai Suocheng, killing nine civilians and three of Bai's bodyguards.

  1. ^ Armed attack on convoy in Myanmar kills 12. The Sentinel. February 7, 2021 Archived July 11, 2024, at Ghost Archive