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Myanmar has been embroiled in armed conflict since 1948, when the country, then known as Burma, gained independence from the United Kingdom. [5] [6] The conflict has largely been ethnic-based, with ethnic armed organisations fighting Myanmar's armed forces, the Tatmadaw, for self-determination.
The Myanmar civil war (Burmese: မြန်မာ့ပြည်တွင်းစစ်), [o] also known as the Burmese civil war, is an ongoing civil war since 2021. It began following Myanmar's long-running insurgencies , which escalated significantly in response to the 2021 coup d'état and the subsequent violent crackdown on anti-coup ...
The Rohingya conflict is an ongoing conflict in the northern part of Rakhine State, Myanmar (formerly known as Arakan, Burma), [37] characterised by sectarian violence between the Rohingya Muslim and Rakhine Buddhist communities, a military crackdown on Rohingya civilians by Myanmar's security forces, [38] [39] [40] and militant attacks by Rohingya insurgents in Buthidaung, Maungdaw, and ...
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The group rose to prominence in 2023 in resisting the Burmese junta in the wake of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état. The three armed groups were silent about the coup initially but released a statement reaffirming the alliance's existence in March 2021. During the Myanmar civil war, the group fought mainly in Rakhine State and northern Shan State.
(Reuters) -Military-ruled Myanmar plans to have an election if there is peace and stability in the country but may not be able to hold it nationwide, its top general said, as the junta battles to ...
Marcos did not explain why Myanmar lost the prestigious yearlong ASEAN chairmanship, but two ASEAN diplomats told The Associated Press that it was related to the continuing civil strife in the ...
Myanmar absent at the US-ASEAN Summit 2022 in Washington, D.C. ASEAN has blocked Myanmar from participating in regional summits since the 2021 coup. [4] For instance, during the 2022 ASEAN summit, Myanmar's chair remained empty. [5] This condition persisted until New Zealand invited the junta to two ASEAN summits hosted in Wellington in April ...