What's Happening In Myanmar?

Is Myanmar on the bring of civil war?

What's Happening In Myanmar? In February 2021, Myanmar's young democracy was shattered by a military coup. Six months on, the country's Gen Z are resisting through boycotts of the military and its businesses. While many are in hiding, others are picking up guns. Could this be the brink of civil war?
Myanmar's government was overthrown in a military coup in February 2021. Since then, military chief Min Aung Hlaing has served as prime minister. 'Even though we foresaw the size of the coup, I was so shocked. I was struck with a strange sorrow. Not anger. Sorrow. For the plight of this country', says journalist Swe Win. The military rule has been met with resistance - particularly from the nation's youth. 'When you look at these protestors, they are young. They have had a taste of democracy and they don’t want to lose it', says university professor Htwe Htwe Thein. Though protests have been violently suppressed - 900 people have been killed since February, with thousands more arrested - resistance continues. 'Living under this rule is the same as being dead inside. So it doesn’t matter. We’re in the end game now. Might as well keep on fighting until the end', says one protestor. A people's defence force has now been formed, as young people train and take up arms in border regions. As protestors arm themselves, could a civil war be on the horizon?
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