A shell fired by the junta forces exploded inside an Arakan Army (AA) camp in Laiza, the capital of Kachin Independence Army (KIA) controlledareas in northern Myanmar (close to China), where an AA captain was killed and many others were injured.

An AA officerinformed that the Burmese army fired 120 mmcannon from Khaya Taung mountain on Thursday morning and exploded inside the AA camp. The incidentresulted 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 mountainfired a 120 millimeter weapon targetingthe AA camp.

The AA officer died at around 4 pm during the emergency medical treatment. Several  otherswere already hospitalized with serious injuries.

An AA high authorized person from the Kachin region also confirmed theincident.

There have been sporadic clashes between the Burmese forces and KIA members (includingthe K-PDF)  near  Laiza headquarters and in other localities of the region for a longtime.

At about 10 am on 28 September, after a clash between the two armed sides that took place in the vicinityof Laiza, both the armies exchangedfire through  heavy weapons. The  junta's shells even fell
on the AA camp also.

Similarly on 4 July 2022,  two  jet fighters belonging to theBurmese army bombed an AA camp inthe 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 KIAheadquarters. After it exploded 23 cadets died on the spot. There were eight AA members among the victims.