Myanmar army shifts to offense as resistance weakens in bloody civil war

A little more than a year ago, the government’s military was on the back foot in Myanmar’s bloody civil war, pushed out of ...
The Diplomat

Three Indian Nationals Killed in Myanmar Civil War

Three Indian nationals have been killed in Myanmar in an unusual sequence of events that has left resistance groups groping for answers. The three Indian nationals were arrested at Tedim in Myanmar’s ...

Is Myanmar's military winning the civil war?

After five years of war, armed resistance groups still challenge Myanmar's military across much of the country. But the ...
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Myanmar: Drug production booming amid civil war

Meth production and opium poppy cultivation are growing and expanding in Myanmar, according to the UN, with many armed groups using the profits to buy weapons.New data on opium and methamphetamine ...
World Politics Review

Myanmar’s Civil War Festers as the World Looks On

Buddhist devotees light oil lamps at Botataung pagoda during celebrations of the full moon day of Thadingyut, in Yangon, Myanmar, Oct. 6, 2025 (AP photo by Thein Zaw). Click to share on Twitter (Opens ...
Orlando Sentinel

Rights groups slam Trump administration for ending Myanmar deportation protection as civil war rages

BANGKOK (AP) — Rights groups on Tuesday slammed the Trump administration’s decision to end protected status for Myanmar citizens due to the country’s “notable progress in governance and stability,” ...
The Diplomat

How Myanmar’s Civil War Has Slipped Down the Global Crisis Hierarchy

The country’s conflict is not forgotten, but has suffered from a perception of irrelevance compared to other unfolding crises. Myanmar’s President Min Aung Hlaing takes part in an event marking the ...
World Politics Review

Myanmar’s Junta Employs ‘Human Wave’ Tactics in Civil War

Opposition fighters take a break from a battle against the military junta, in Demoso, Myanmar, Jan. 7, 2024 (Sipa photo by Thu Myae via AP Images). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) ...
The Conversation

The Myanmar civil war is at stalemate – but anti‑junta forces may be gaining the upper hand

Among the cruel ironies of the Myanmar civil war, now in its sixth year, is that for an army that is struggling to conscript soldiers, the Myanmar junta has repeatedly bombed its own troops held as ...
WRAL

Myanmar’s military junta begins elections as civil war sparked by coup still rages

Yangon, Myanmar (CNN) — Voters queued at polling stations in Myanmar on Sunday to vote in a controversial election the military junta says will return democratic rule, nearly five years after it ...
NPR

Myanmar is holding phased elections. Here's why they're being called a 'sham'

CHIANG RAI, Thailand — Myanmar's military rulers are holding a staggered general election beginning Dec. 28 and ending in late January. Their hope is that it will return some stability to the country ...