Projectile event in Kachin State, Shwegu area, Myanmar on Sun 4th October 2026

4th October 2026

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A KIA military source told Khit Thit Media that a 122mm artillery piece was retrieved from a terrorist military vessel that was sunk near the Ayeyarwaddy Bridge (Sin Khan) in Shwegu Township, Kachin State, following an attack by the KIA.

Between late August and September, joint KIA forces attacked a terrorist military fleet traveling upstream from Mandalay to Bhamo to deliver reinforcements, rations, weapons, and ammunition, destroying and sinking nearly 20 vessels between Shwegu and Bhamo. Among those sunken vessels, the KIA successfully retrieved one 122mm artillery piece from a boat sunk near the Ayeyarwaddy Bridge (Sin Khan).

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Kachin State ( Shwegu area )

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