Gauging the Strength of Myanmar’s Armed Resistance
Despite widespread resistance, Tatmadaw has the upper hand
By: Michael Hart
In the months since Myanmar’s February 2021 coup, war is no longer restricted to the mountainous hinterlands and has come to its central plains. New resistance forces, assembled to oppose the junta installed by army chief Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, have proliferated across the country, adding to an already complex set of ethnic armed groups t…
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