A shell fired by the junta forces exploded inside an Arakan Army (AA) camp in Laiza, the capital of
Kachin Independence Army (KIA) controlled
areas in northern Myanmar (close to China), where an AA captain was killed and many others were injured.
An AA officer
informed that the Burmese army fired 120 mm
cannon from Khaya Taung mountain on Thursday morning and exploded inside the AA camp. The incident
resulted in the killing of an AA
officer injuring some others.
The incident took place at around 10 am on Thursday. The Burmese army personnel based in Khaya Taung mountain
fired a 120 millimeter weapon targeting
the AA camp.
The AA officer died at around 4 pm during the emergency medical treatment. Several others
were already hospitalized with serious injuries.
An AA high authorized person from the Kachin region also confirmed the
incident.
There have been sporadic clashes between the Burmese
forces and KIA members (including
the K-PDF) near Laiza headquarters and in other localities of the region for a long
time.
At about 10 am on 28 September, after a clash between the two armed sides that took place in the vicinity
of Laiza, both the armies exchanged
fire through heavy weapons. The junta's shells even fell
on the AA camp also.
Similarly on 4 July 2022, two jet fighters belonging to the
Burmese army bombed an AA camp in
the territory of Karen National Union
(KNU). It killed six AA members and injured some others.
On 19 November 2014, the artillery shells fired by the junta forces hit a cadet training school in the KIA
headquarters. After it exploded
23 cadets died on the spot. There were eight AA members among the victims.