According to the Irrawaddy, a local resistance member in Than Bo village was beheaded and another was shot dead by SAC troops on 13 March 2023. Myanmar Witness geolocated the location of the cremation of the two individuals to the
western outskirts of Than Bo village. After the attack, more than 2,000 people reportedly fled the region around Than Bo and Kyoet Kan, becoming internally displaced.