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Projectile event in Shan-North, Kyaukme area, Myanmar on Mon 18th December 2023

18th December 2023

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On 18 December 2023, in Hu Kut village (Kyaukme township, Kyaukme district, Shan-North state), the military (IB-501 and 502) conducted airstrikes four times and fired five artillery rounds on the village at around 5 pm, hitting and destroying 20 houses and killing two 14-year-old female students and a 60-year-old man. At least 10 houses including a monastery were damaged.

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Shan-North ( Kyaukme area )

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