Myanmar Security Forces Kill Another Six on Saturday, Sending Death Toll to 556 Regime's troops during a crackdown in Yangon in March. / The Irrawaddy 382 By The Irrawaddy 3 April 2021 At least six civilians were killed by Myanmar’s military regime on Saturday, sending the death toll in the crackdown on anti-regime protests to at least 555 across the country. Despite violence at the hands of the military regime, thousands of civilians in Sagaing, Mandalay regions, and Mon, Kayah and Kachin States took to the streets to take a stand against military rule. Three civilians were shot dead when police and soldiers opened fire into crowds of protesters with live ammunition early Saturday morning in Monywa, Sagaing region.