Rebel forces in Myanmar have seized Myawaddy, a critical trading post, from the ruling junta, leading to a fragile unity that pushes the military regime to the brink. The junta faces battlefield losses and the possibility of collapse as rebel fighters hand them defeat after defeat, raising questions about the junta's grip on power.
The Myanmar army is experiencing a rapid rise in defections and military losses, posing questions about the continued viability of the junta’s grip on power, writes @JoshKurlantzick. https://t.co/8VGXQYtvmv
The great @hkbeech reporting on the conflict in Myanmar, a terrible war the world has forgotten. On page A1 today. https://t.co/3UOk1xZxjy
Myanmar has mostly dropped off the world's radar, but the civil war there has heated up, and there's some prospect that the rebel forces could actually defeat the brutal military regime. Great reporting by @hkbeech https://t.co/gIkY3jvod2
A ragtag resistance sees the tide Turning in a forgotten war https://t.co/WiGYoe2T2c 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.
The military regime in Myanmar is fighting for its survival, but it can still boost its ranks and mount devastating retaliatory strikes against ethnic rebel groups. https://t.co/e8Xlhu4V4S
Myawaddy, a critical trading post in Myanmar that rebel forces seized from the ruling junta last week, offers a glimpse of dynamics playing out across the Southeast Asian country as its vaunted military reels from battlefield losses https://t.co/T0MAEDPhRo
⚠️ IN A REBEL-HELD MYANMAR TOWN, FRAGILE UNITY PUSHES JUNTA TO THE BRINK Full Story → https://t.co/Q9mLWeFTAH https://t.co/7R7VeA7OvP