The Myanmar military government is facing wars on multiple fronts.
Since October last year, “coordinated” attacks against junta troops were launched by the three most effective ethnic armed groups – the Arakan Army, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army – in Shan State, along the border with China.
Ethnic groups such as the Kachin Independence Army and the Karen National Liberation Army have for long been engaged in armed conflicts with the junta along Myanmar’s borders with Thailand.
The Arakan Army separately mounted military offensives in the Rakhine State and the Chin State, taking control of vast tracts of territory and key townships.
Subsequently, other militia groups and People’s Defence Forces joined in as the armed conflict expanded. Since April this year, the Rohingya have been caught in the crossfire.
The junta, which overthrew a democratically-elected government in 2021, has been steadily losing ground…