Myanmar’s rapidly changing civil war, in maps and charts
Ethnic militias and pro-democracy groups are scoring victories against the governing junta
BATTLE LINES are changing quickly in Myanmar. Resistance forces—comprising hundreds of factions, many with competing aims—have won a series of victories over the army, which controls the government. The defeat of the junta, which staged a coup against the civilian government in February 2021, is neither imminent nor certain, but it is no longer unthinkable. Yet victory for the resistance, fragmented as it is, could plunge Myanmar into even greater chaos. After more than three years of fighting, what is happening?
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