https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/28/asia/myanmar-nationwide-offensive-junta-intl-hnk
Opponents vow ‘beginning of the end’ for Myanmar’s junta as resistance launches nationwide offensive
Updated 3:29 AM EST, Tue November 28, 2023
Almost three years on from its bloody coup, Myanmar’s military junta is facing the biggest threat to its hold on power as it fights wars on multiple fronts across the Southeast Asian nation.
In recent weeks, powerful armed ethnic militias have joined with resistance forces to mount major new offensives with unprecedented coordination, exposing the limits of the deeply unpopular junta’s capabilities as it loses strategic border towns, key military positions and vital trade routes at a scale not seen in decades, according to experts.
“The junta is actively collapsing right now and that’s only become possible because there is this wider effort across the country,” said Matthew Arnold, an independent Myanmar analyst. ……………
