Magazine Three years after the coup, and several months after the beginning of a major resistance offensive, Myanmar under Min Aung Hlaing is locked into a course of continued conflict. In this Mar. 3, 2021, file photo, an anti-coup protester displays defaced images of Senior General Min Aung Hlaing in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 3, 2021. … Read more
Current trends suggest Myanmar’s military regime will be toppled the same way it came to power: through the use of force.
The military situation in Myanmar is changing rapidly. Since launching a resistance offensive known as Operation 1027 late last month, the Three Brotherhood Alliance of ethnic resistance groups, supported by smaller People’s Defense Forces, has secured large swathes of territory across northern Shan State close to Myanmar’s border with China. Rebel forces have captured an estimated … Read more
Advertisement Myanmar’s military, which grabbed power through a coup in February 2021, is up against a powerful, armed resistance. The present resistance is far more widespread and involves a larger number of people than seen in past uprisings against previous military regimes in the country. People from diverse backgrounds have plunged headlong into the resistance … Read more