Author: Unknown
Published on: 11/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
Thaw Hti was a tiny speck amid a march of hundreds of thousands that snaked its way through the streets of Yangon in 2021. After the military slaughtered hundreds in bloody crackdowns on those pro-democracy protests, young people fled to territory controlled by ethnic armed groups in Myanmar’s border regions with Thailand, India and China. Ethnically part Karen, her choice was obvious. She sought refuge with the Karen National Union. The bombing aims to destroy emerging administrative structures that lend legitimacy to Karen autonomy. The Karen have fought for their autonomy for decades, but as newer, pro-democracy forces team up with ethnic armed groups, the Karen’s long-simmering conflict with Myanmar’s military has exploded in intensity. Particularly in the last year, the military has lost huge swaths of territory in the borderlands – including nearly all of Rakhine State in the west and northern Shan State Soe Khant said the military regime “totally neglected the people of this town” When he got older, he turned to photography, making a living from wedding shoots. But when the COVID-19 pandemic hit Myanmar in 2020, the situation worsened further. The KNU has been doing this for decades – albeit usually in smaller, rural pockets of territory. Despite a string of defeats and other unprecedented setbacks, the military has managed to hold on. Thaw Hti said of the revolution’s gains but continued shortcomings.
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