More than 20 junta soldiers and two members of local defence forces were killed in fighting at Tegyi Village in Sagaing Township at around 09:00 a.m. on 18 September.

The incident was reported by Galonmin People's Defense Force (PDF) which said it was one in a series of skirmishes in Sagaing Township that had started on 14 September and were ongoing at the time of reporting, 20 September.

A resident of Sagaing Township said: “The military situation remains tense in both the western and eastern parts of Sagaing Township, with Military Council soldiers stationed near Ngahtatgyi Pagoda still raiding the nearby villages. There are occasional sounds of artillery firing, causing people to be afraid to venture outside.”

Galonmin PDF also recorded the following skirmishes in Sagaing Township:

On 15 September, one junta soldier was killed when Galonmin PDF launched a mine attack on a junta military column marching west of Sagaing Township.

On 16 September at about 3:50 a.m. five junta soldiers were killed and many others were injured when Galonmin PDF attacked a junta unit stationed near Ngahtatgyi Pagoda in Sagaing Township.

There have also been reports of arbitrary arrests in Sagaing Township. In one incident, 10 people sitting in a teashop near Ngahtatgyi Pagoda were detained on 18 September.

The fighting in Sagaing Township has displaced over 3,000 people in the villages of Thalunhpyu, Nyaungkone, Thapyu, Naypukone, Tegyi, and Thapyaypin.