Three years since a military coup ousted Myanmar’s democratically elected government, a brutal civil war has left the country devastated. Despite recent battlefield successes, there is no quick victory in sight.
Three years since a military coup ousted Myanmar ’s democratically elected government on February 1, 2021, a brutal civil war has left the country devastated. In December, a United Nations report on Myanmar ’s humanitarian needs said the country “stands at the precipice a deepening humanitarian crisis ”, with a third of the population (around 18 million people) estimated to be in dire need.
Aung San Suu Kyi, whose elected government was toppled by the coup, is currently serving a 27-year sentence on trumped-up charges that include breaching COVID public safety regulations, illegally importing walkie talkies, inappropriately hiring a helicopter, violating the official secrets act and electoral fraud. She has appealed the convictions. Despite this bleak picture, there is some optimism in the opposition camp that the civil war may be shifting in their favour, thanks to recent battlefield successes against the military. The junta’s forces look stretched and vulnerable. Nevertheless, there will be no quick victor
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