A 12-year-old child was killed and 3 people were injured by mortar shells fired by the military junta in Ahryutaung village and Kwan Doo village in Ye township, Mon state.

According to local residents, on the night of January 21st, the joint revolutionary forces attacked the military junta's 343rd Infantry Regiment based near Ahryutaung village.  The military junta responded with mortar shells.

According to residents a 12-year-old child was killed when the shell exploded.

"The child was hiding when he heard the gunshots. As soon as the gunfire ceased, he attempted to run back home. However, a mortar shell fell, hitting the child. Someone promptly rushed the child to the hospital. Unfortunately, the child succumbed to the injuries and died the next day," said a resident of Ahryutaung.

Residents say the child was a migrant who came to work in Ahryutaung village.

In Ye Township, Kwan Doo village, on January 20th, the military junta camp fired mortar shells, and the explosion injured three people.

"I heard that three passengers were hit by a mortar shell. One of them suffered a leg  injury," said another resident.

Almost all the villagers of Kwan Doo have fled.

After the joint revolutionary forces operating in Ye Township announced their intention to intensify military operations in 2024, the military junta camps and gates in Ye Township have been under continuous attack.