Myanmar is experiencing escalating conflict as rebel forces continue to challenge the military junta, which staged a coup in 2021, strangling democratic reforms and jailing much of the country's civilian leadership. The country, home to roughly 55 million people and located between China and India, is on the brink of becoming a failed state. The junta's crackdown on democracy has led to widespread unpopularity, with reports indicating that it controls only a minority of the country's territory. Rebel fighters have handed the junta's army multiple defeats, raising the possibility of the junta's collapse. A new generation of fighters, including young people from urban centers, has joined the decades-long struggle against military dictatorship. The conflict has also impacted civilians, with many fleeing to neighboring countries, where authorities have tightened entry conditions due to the surge in numbers.
"This year could be a turning point in Myanmar’s war, military analysts say. With each week, the junta’s forces abandon more outposts. Myanmar’s military is overstretched and underprovisioned." Look at that map. https://t.co/rFsoxGPEcR https://t.co/r9LV3pcDq5
Perspective by Theresa Vargas: When teenager Noorulhadi Noorani fled Afghanistan and arrived in the U.S., he was alone. He has since seen a community come together to help him and his four brothers. https://t.co/K3xavhSMeJ
🇲🇲 Ambush by Myanmar rebels on a government convoy near Bagan. The world is on fire … https://t.co/DRlMz9r7HN
The Myanmar junta is discovering that it is difficult to crush an entire people when they want the democracy that the generals took away. https://t.co/NPGkyXmYXE
This video shows some of the young people from Myanmar's urban centers who have joined ethnic rebel forces to oppose the Myanmar junta and its crushing of the country's democracy. https://t.co/TGpoptYgMq
Judging by territory, the Myanmar junta already controls only a minority of the country, reflecting its profound unpopularity after crushing the country's democracy. https://t.co/Mez609L311
A new generation of fighters has joined the rebels who have opposed military dictatorship in Myanmar for decades. Here's what our reporter recently saw on the front line of the civil war. https://t.co/PD7mCBxEic https://t.co/pnbbfEjV2K
Myanmar’s military staged a coup in 2021, strangling democratic reforms and jailing much of the country’s civilian leadership. Now the Southeast Asian nation is teetering on the brink of failed statehood. Take a look at how and where the civil war is unfolding. https://t.co/E6CFYj1jX6
Rebel fighters have handed Myanmar’s army defeat after defeat, for the first time raising the possibility that the military junta could be at risk of collapse. https://t.co/xGLnr9j35P
You probably have a hard time believing people would die fighting a "trad" government to sell beauty products imported from California and watch Emily in Paris. That's what's happening in Myanmar, and the state is losing. Fukuyamaism advances even where you're not watching. https://t.co/FBhl39sMFE
An escalating civil war threatens to break apart Myanmar, a country of roughly 55 million people that sits between China and India. Here's what to know about the conflict. https://t.co/FjUJfm3U9s
The West supports some freedom struggles but wilfully ignores others, such as the brave fight against Myanmar’s junta. via @nytimes https://t.co/Nv5hWBDIO2
Weekend Long Read: One young Burmese woman’s flight from chaos at home to China has been repeated thousands of times. But as numbers surged, authorities at a key border crossing tightened entry conditions, casting their future in doubt. https://t.co/gDBEMabdZd
Myanmar rebels target stranded junta troops near Thai border https://t.co/EtvaT3IAdv
Weekend Long Read: One young Burmese woman’s flight from chaos at home to China has been repeated thousands of times. But as numbers have surged, authorities at a key border crossing have tightened entry conditions, casting their future in doubt. https://t.co/gDBEMabdZd