The Myanmar civil war began following the military coup on 1 February 2021. The seizure of power triggered mass anti-coup demonstrations and a violent crackdown by the Tatmadaw, which significantly es
Kyaikmaraw Township bombed by the SAC
Thousands of protesters participating in an anti-junta rally in Yangon, February 2021
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People's Defence Force fighting in Sagaing Region, 2022
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Myanmar has been in armed conflict since 1948, when the country, then known as Burma, gained independence from the United Kingdom. The conflict has largely been ethnic-based, with ethnic armed organis
Myanmar civil war (2021–present)
…seizure of power triggered mass anti-coup demonstrations and a violent crackdown by the Tatmadaw (Myanmar armed forces), which significantly escalated the country's longstanding insurgencies. In response to the coup, the exiled National Unity Government (NUG) and major ethnic armed organisations repudiated the 2008 Constitution and called…
"They have gone back": Members of the CPB's delegation to the failed 1963 peace talks, returning to their bases by foot, c. November 1963.
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi makes her opening speech at the second session of the Union Peace Conference – 21st Century Panglong, 24 May 2017.
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi (left) was deposed in a military coup led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing (right) on 1 February 2021.
Cadets of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) preparing for military drills at the group's headquarters in Laiza