Myanmar junta troops reportedly shot and killed a Buddhist monk and a mother with her two children, including a 16-year-old girl who was raped before being executed, during an offensive in Kyaukme Township, northern Shan State.

Locals said the killings occurred on September 24, when junta soldiers, engaged in clashes with Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) forces, entered hillside huts where displaced people were sheltering near Nar-Aik-Khant village.

“The mother was shot in the chest and fell forward. Her son was shot near the genitals. The girl was raped and then shot in the head. We found her naked, with a soldier’s uniform and rifle beside her,” a family member told SHAN.

The victims were identified as Pa Leng (48), her son Sai Than Maung (12), and her daughter Nang Thein Sar (16).

On the same day, junta troops also reportedly killed U Dhamma Agga (40), a Buddhist monk, after dragging him from a hut where he had been caring for an abbot who was suffering from illness.

Displaced villagers said they buried the victims on September 25.

The Tai Students’ Union (TSU) condemned the atrocities, urging international governments and organizations to take action against the junta for “war crimes” and to end cooperation with them.

The killings come amid escalating clashes in Kyaukme Township. Over 500 displaced civilians from Nar-Aik-Khant and nearby villages have fled deeper into forests and caves, facing urgent needs for food, clothing, and shelter.

Meanwhile, villagers in Nawng Ping village tract reported discovering at least six beheaded bodies in fertilizer bags after junta troops withdrew in the third week of September.

Junta forces have intensified their assault, dropping more than 50 bombs from a Y-12 military aircraft over Kyaukme Township on September 24.