Three Brotherhood Alliance

There are many undercurrents to Myanmar’s civil war, and more inconvenient truths will emerge as the fighting escalates.

The allegations raise questions about the MNDAA's relationship to the country's broader anti-junta resistance movement.

The MNDAA's reported capture of the Yanlonkyaing border gate marks a further step toward its reconquest of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone in northern Shan State.

A day after Beijing announced the negotiated ceasefire, resistance forces were reported to have seized a key town and border trade zone.

The Three Brotherhood Alliance made the announcement two days after reports that it took part in peace talks with the military administration.

A spokesperson for China's Foreign Ministry hailed the "positive results" of the talks, but a lasting peace is unlikely.

The capture of the Kyin San Kyawt border gate came as the Chinese military launched live-fire drills along the two countries' border.

The dramatic events of the past month reflect the junta's waning legitimacy, but the battle for the country's future is only just beginning.

The MNDAA says that it is close to capturing Laukkai, the capital of the Kokang region in Shan State, a hub of online gambling and cyber-fraud operations.

The military's long-standing policy of "divide and rule" is breaking down as ethnic resistance groups gain the upper hand across the country.

The opening of another major front in Rakhine State could be disastrous for the country's besieged and overextended junta.

The issuing of the warrants offer the surest sign yet of Beijing's tacit support for the resistance offensive against the junta-aligned force in Kokang.