UAV
UAV event in Kachin, Myitkyina area, Myanmar on Mon 9th October 2023
9th October 2023
On 9 October 2023, near Lai Zar town (Waingmaw township, Myitkyina district, Kachin state), the Myanmar military fired artillery rounds into the Mung Lai Hkyet IDP camp located at a 2-mile distance to Laiza town, the headquarters of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), at around 11 pm without an armed clash occurring.
29 IDPs, including 11 children (14 male and 15 female), were killed, and 57 others sustained injuries. 133 houses were also damaged.
Although some initial reports claimed that the explosion was caused either by airstrikes or drone attacks or shelling, the KIO claimed that they were still investigating the type of weaponry and how the camp was bombed as no sound of aircraft was heard.
The Myanmar military denied responsibility and claimed that the explosion might have occurred at the KIA's ammunition warehouse.
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Myanmar (MMR)
Kachin ( Myitkyina area )
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