Myanmar’s civil war is becoming bloodier and more brutal
The resistance is gathering allies, but they are disorganised and divided
MOUNTED ON A bicycle, wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with a corporate logo, Kyaw Tin Tun could pass for one of the many food-delivery couriers zipping through Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city. But his bag contains no food and his phone no instructions. His getup is there to provide cover for the slow speed at which he rides, for the constant stopping and starting, for eyes darting this way and that—looking not for an obscure address but for nooks in which to plant explosives.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “The downward spiral”
Asia June 26th 2021
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