| Laiza massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Myanmar civil war (2021–present) | |
  Laiza Laiza (Myanmar) | |
| Location | Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar 24°45′14″N 97°21′18″E / 24.7540°N 97.35505°E |
| Date | October 9, 2023 11:30 pm MST |
| Target |  Kachin Independence Organization Kachin Independence Army |
| Deaths | 29+ civilians killed |
| Injured | 57 injured |
| Perpetrator |  Tatmadaw |
On October 9, 2023, the Myanmar military launched an artillery attack targeting an internally-displaced persons (IDP) camp near Laiza, a town in northern Myanmar that serves as the capital of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA). In the massacre,[1][2] over 29 civilians were killed and 57 were injured.[3] The incident occurred before the anniversary of the Myanmar Air Force's airstrike in Hpakant that killed at least 80 civilians and other KIO officials and soldiers on 23 October 2022.[4]
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- ^ étrangères, Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires. "Myanmar – France condemns the airstrike on an internally displaced persons camp in Laiza (10.10.23)". France Diplomacy – Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ "KIO ဌာနချုပ် လိုင်ဇာအနီး စစ်ကောင်စီလက်နက်ကြီးကျရောက်လို့ ကလေးငယ်တွေအပါအဝင် သေဆုံးသူ ၂၉ ဦးရှိ". BBC Burmese. October 10, 2023.
- ^ "Airstrike Kills at Least 80 During Outdoor Concert in Myanmar". New York Times. October 25, 2022.