Nine civilians, including three children, were injured Thursday in artillery blasts allegedly fired by the Myanmar military in two villages in war-torn Rakhine State, family members of the injured and local residents said, according to a report by RFA.

The casualties were aged from six to 70.

The casualties are the latest civilians in a nearly two-year-long war between Myanmar forces and the rebel Arakan Army (AA), which has left 303 civilians dead and injured 681 others since December 2018, according to an RFA tally. The fighting has displaced about 226,000 civilians.

The injured villagers were taken to hospitals in their respective townships, while Than Than Soe, who was critically injured, was sent to Sittwe General Hospital, according to the report.