US EditionMyanmar army shifts to offense as resistance weakens in bloody civil war
With tens of thousands of new conscripts, the Tatmadaw has reversed losses and may shift from defense to renewed attacks as opposition groups weaken.
- Myanmar's military, known as the Tatmadaw, has reversed significant losses and appears poised to resume offensive operations after swelling its ranks with tens of thousands of new conscripts.
- A year ago, the Tatmadaw faced significant territorial losses against ethnic militias, but internal divisions and supply shortages have since weakened opposition groups while Chinese-mediated ceasefires sidelined two Three Brotherhood Alliance members.
- President Min Aung Hlaing, who recently assumed power following elections criticized by U.N. experts, invited armed resistance groups to peace talks to improve relations and secure legitimacy for his rule.
- Analyst Morgan Michaels of the International Institute of Strategic Studies suggests the Tatmadaw seeks limited ceasefires to consolidate resources, as current armed resistance levels are unsustainable for the military's long-term control.
- After five years of civil war and 8,000 civilian deaths, political analyst Aung Thu Nyein reports widespread weariness among the population, with many citizens prioritizing an end to fighting over the war's outcome.
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Myanmar army shifts to offense as resistance weakens in bloody civil war
A little more than a year ago, the government's military was on the back foot in Myanmar's bloody civil war, pushed out of great swaths of the country's north by an alliance of seasoned militias, and forced into defensive action around the rest of the country by other established groups and new pro-democracy guerrillas.
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Once on the back foot, Myanmar's military now looks set to resume offensive in bloody civil war
A little more than a year ago, the government’s military was on the back foot in Myanmar’s bloody civil war, pushed out of great swaths of the country’s north by an alliance of seasoned militias, and forced into defensive action around the rest of the country by other established groups and new pro
Myanmar army shifts to offense as resistance weakens in civil war - OrissaPOST
Bangkok: A little more than a year ago, the government’s military was on the back foot in Myanmar’s civil war, pushed out of great swaths of the country’s north by an alliance of seasoned militias, and forced into defensive action around the rest of the country by other established groups and new pro-democracy guerrillas. Today, the picture has changed. With its ranks swollen by tens of thousands of new conscripts, the military, known as the Tat…
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