Tar Taing massacre

Tar Taing massacre
Part of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état and Myanmar civil war (2021–present)
Site of massacre Site of massacre (Myanmar)
Location	Tadaing, Sagaing Region
Date	1-2 March 2023
Deaths	17
Perpetrators	State Administration Council Myanmar Army
Charges	None

The Tar Taing massacre was a mass killing of civilians by Burmese military forces between 1 and 2 March 2023, in the village of Tadaing (variously spelt Tataing, Tar Taing, Tatai, Tartaing, and Tar Tine), Sagaing Region, located 28 miles (45 km) west of Mandalay, Myanmar's 2nd largest city. During the massacre, Myanmar Army troops killed at least 17 civilians,^[1] making it one of Myanmar's deadliest civilian massacres in 2023. Just nine days after this massacre, military troops killed at least 28 additional individuals in the Pinlaung massacre.