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Projectile event in Kachin, Myitkyina area, Myanmar on Wed 15th September 2021

15th September 2021

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On 15 September 2021, near KIA headquarters (coded as Lai Zar town, Waingmaw Township, Myitkyina District, Kachin State), at about 10 pm, the Myanmar military fired artillery shells around Lai Zar town. The Nart Hpaw Mount-based military fired artillery shells two times, Hkar Ya Mount-based military fired 3 times and the Bum Ye Mount-based military fired 2 times. The shells were landed around villages in the neighbourhood of Lai Zar. The KIA reported that some shells landed near a COVID-19 quarantine centre in Mai Sak Pa village. Casualties unknown.

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Kachin ( Myitkyina area )

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