In Theinzayat town, Kyaikto township, Mon state, over the course of two days, both the military junta’s 207th Light Infantry Battalion and the Theinzayat police fired mortar shells that injured 4 residents.
On September 14, the police fired a 60mm mortar shell, injuring a 16-year-old woman and a 34-year-old woman from Ywalay ward
The battalion fired 60mm mortar shells on September 15th injuring 45-year-old U Win Hlaing and his 40 year old wife Daw Than Than Aye.
On September 8, 13-year-old Mg Zaw Phyo Oo and 38-year-old Naw Khine Khine sustained injuries when mortar shells were fired by the Peinhnetaw Camp of the Thaton Township military council.
On the night of September 10, six mortar shells were fired from the Peinhnetaw camp exploding near Kyonhmein village in Suuinn Village, Thatthong Township.
According to local residents, the military junta camps often indiscriminately fire mortar shells targeting residential villages. Locals are frequently forced to flee due to the shelling.
