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Myanmar Coup 2021: From Protest to Armed Resistance
Before mid-2021, Myanmar’s non-violent uprising began to shift toward armed resistance. It started in rural communities where people had experience hunting or making basic weapons and slowly spread across the country. This was a painful realization: the regime intended to stay in power at all costs, and peaceful protest alone would not bring freedom.
Five years on, the military has faced its most serious challenge since Myanmar’s independence. Never before has it lost this much territory or faced resistance on so many fronts.
While it is true that Min Aung Hlaing’s army has lost so much ground, it is also true that civilians have paid the highest price. Airstrikes have become the regime’s most powerful weapon. Children, women, schools, and villages have been repeatedly targeted and these attacks are widely documented by international observers. Unfortunately, the resistance has no reliable or consistent defense against aerial attacks to this day.
The resistance’s development is further affected by the regime’s enforcement of the conscription law. Young people are either forcibly recruited or pushed to flee the country. Families are torn apart, and entire communities are emptied.
The 2025 earthquake became another turning point. International humanitarian aid briefly reopened channels of engagement; offering the regime a thin layer of legitimacy. This moment emboldened Min Aung Hlaing to push forward with plans for an election, once again seeking recognition through crisis.
Meanwhile, the National Unity Government continues to hold the popular mandate,
but with fewer resources, less international backing, and far less confidence than in its early years.
#mohingamatters
#FreedomMemoirs
#whatshappeninginMyanmar
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Myanmar Coup 2021: From Protest to Armed Resistance
Before mid-2021, Myanmar’s non-violent uprising began to shift toward armed resistance. It started in rural communities where people had experience hunting or making basic weapons and slowly spread across the country. This was a painful realization: the regime intended to stay in power at all costs, and peaceful protest alone would not bring freedom.
Five years on, the military has faced its most serious challenge since Myanmar’s independence. Never before has it lost this much territory or faced resistance on so many fronts.
While it is true that Min Aung Hlaing’s army has lost so much ground, it is also true that civilians have paid the highest price. Airstrikes have become the regime’s most powerful weapon. Children, women, schools, and villages have been repeatedly targeted and these attacks are widely documented by international observers. Unfortunately, the resistance has no reliable or consistent defense against aerial attacks to this day.
The resistance’s development is further affected by the regime’s enforcement of the conscription law. Young people are either forcibly recruited or pushed to flee the country. Families are torn apart, and entire communities are emptied.
The 2025 earthquake became another turning point. International humanitarian aid briefly reopened channels of engagement; offering the regime a thin layer of legitimacy. This moment emboldened Min Aung Hlaing to push forward with plans for an election, once again seeking recognition through crisis.
Meanwhile, the National Unity Government continues to hold the popular mandate,
but with fewer resources, less international backing, and far less confidence than in its early years.
#mohingamatters
#FreedomMemoirs
#whatshappeninginMyanmar
