Internal conflict in Myanmar
The internal conflict in Myanmar refers to fighting between government soldiers and rebels in Myanmar, which began shortly after the country, formerly known as Burma, separated from the United Kingdom in 1948. The government of Myanmar has fought different rebel groups from different ethnic minorities. The cause of the conflict is the government's refusal to give minority groups such as the communists and the Karen people the amount of political representation that they want. Since the beginning of the fighting, hundreds of thousands of civilians in Myanmar have been killed and millions have become refugees.
Internal conflict in Myanmar | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Republic of the Union of Myanmar Past combatants: Military governments (1962–2011) DKBA (1994–2010) |
Rebel groups[note 1] KNU (since 1949) Karenni Army (since 1949) ...and others Past combatants:
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Htin Kyaw Past commanders:
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Twan Mrat Naing Past commanders:
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Strength | |||||||||
492,000[note 2] Previous totals:
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600[5]–1,000[6] Total: Previous totals:
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Casualties and losses | |||||||||
130,000[20]–250,000[21] total killed |
Internal Conflict In Myanmar Media
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi (left) was deposed in a military coup led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing (right) on 1 February 2021.
Cadets of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) preparing for military drills at the group's headquarters in Laiza
A KNLA medic treats IDPs in Hpapun District, Kayin State.
A Rohingya mujahid surrenders his weapon to Brigadier-General Aung Gyi, 4 July 1961.
Members of the Myanmar Police Force patrolling in Maungdaw in September 2017.
Mae La Camp in Tak, Thailand, one of the largest of nine UNHCR camps in Thailand where over 700,000 refugees, asylum seekers and stateless persons have fled.
Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh, home to nearly 550,000 Rohingya refugees who live in makeshift shelters.
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- ↑ "DKBA-5". Myanmar Peace Monitor. 6 June 2013.
- ↑ AP, 4 May 2012, Myanmar state media report battles between government troops, Kachin rebels killed 31
- ↑ "NMSP". Myanmar Peace Monitor. 6 June 2013.
- ↑ "47 Govt Troops Killed, Tens of Thousands Flee Heavy Fighting in Shan State". irrawaddy.org. 13 February 2015.
- ↑ Burma center for Ethnic Studies, Jan. 2012, "Briefing Paper No. 1" http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs13/BCES-BP-01-ceasefires(en).pdf
- ↑ "TNLA". Myanmar Peace Monitor. 6 June 2013.
- ↑ Johnson, Tim (29 August 2009). China Urges Burma to Bridle Ethnic Militia Uprising at Border. The Washington Post.
- ↑ Davis, Anthony. "Wa army fielding new Chinese artillery, ATGMs". IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ↑ "Armed ethnic groups". Myanmar Peace Monitor. 10 January 2013.
- ↑ Pavković, 2011: 476
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- ↑ Myanmar: Armed forces. Encyclopedia of the Nations.
- ↑ Modern Conflicts - Death Tolls .pdf
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- ↑ Janie Hampton (2012). Internally Displaced People: A Global Survey. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-54705-8.