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Projectile event in Kachin, Myitkyina area, Myanmar on Sun 26th September 2021

26th September 2021

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On 26 September 2021, in La Kra Yang village (coded as Waingmaw) (Waingmaw township, Myitkyina district, Kachin state), the Myanmar military forces stationed in La Kra Yang fired at least seven artillery shells on the Phalak Hill at 8:30 am. At around 11 a.m., at least 10 artillery shells were fired at a rubber plantation on Lakhrayang Mountain. The military also fired with small arms indiscriminately. Villagers were forced to flee their homes due to the artillery shells fired by the military. Casualties unknown.

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Kachin ( Myitkyina area )

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