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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.