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As the conflict spreads to the Bamar heartland, there are growing reports of abuses and internecine fighting among resistance groups.

The daring kamikaze drone attack did not cause much damage, but its political significance cannot be underestimated.

Since military attacks in September 2021, the town in Myanmar's Chin State, close to the border with India, has become a ghost town.

Women play crucial roles in Myanmar's anti-coup resistance, as fighters, fundraisers, and activists.

Revolutionary forces have seen notable successes in some areas, while struggling to gain traction in others.

A woman resistance fighter and trainer talks to The Diplomat about the guerrilla movement and the future of Myanmar.

The city in northwestern Myanmar was one of the first to see anti-coup protests – and also among the first to see pitched battles between resistance fighters and the military.

Three trends that offer a fuller and more accurate picture of the state of the country's civil war.

Dr. Sui Khar firmly believes that the military regime in Myanmar will be defeated by the opposition forces within three years.

The military says things are under control, while the resistance insists total victory is just around the corner. But the state of the battlefield suggests otherwise.

Recently leaked documents suggest that intelligence operatives have successfully managed to infiltrate the anti-junta resistance.

Frequent resistance attacks have greatly complicated the holding of a stage-managed election this year.

There has been a general breakdown of law and order in the two years since the coup, as the military junta prioritizes the pursuit of political opponents.

Ohn Thwin, 72, has become the highest-ranking figure to be killed by anti-regime guerrillas since last year's coup.

The recent resumption of executions has pushed the resistance movement in Myanmar into a zero-sum game with the military from which there can be no going back. 

The grisly video may have been purposefully leaked in order to terrorize civilians and deter them from supporting anti-regime resistance forces.

As Myanmar's resistance intensifies its armed struggle against the military junta, civilians increasingly find themselves caught in the crossfire.

Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing's promise of fresh negotiations is a transparent attempt to split the anti-coup resistance.

Credit for the attack was later claimed by a civilian anti-regime militia calling itself the Yangon Region Military Command.

In a matter of months, the People's Defense Forces have evolved from rag-tag groups into organized, and increasingly well-armed, military outfits.

The northwestern region of Myanmar has become a hotbed of resistance to the junta.

Myanmar’s anti-coup forces are rigging civilian drones to carry bombs, while the Tatmadaw uses UAVs for surveillance.

The air assaults, which displaced thousands of civilians, reflect the unusually robust nature of the resistance in the eastern state.

The intensifying conflict between the military junta and its opponents shows few signs of resolution in 2022.