Internal conflict in Myanmar

Internal conflict in Myanmar
Date	2 April 1948 – present; (78 years, 2 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Location	Myanmar (Burma)
Status	Ongoing Fighting since Myanmar separated from the United Kingdom in 1948; Major ethnic fighting in Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Rakhine, and Shan State; In 2011, the military government stops their rule over Myanmar; Numerous peace deals signed by many groups since 2011; Ongoing violence between government soldiers and rebels;
Territorial; changes	Partially independent "self-administered zones" created for ethnic minorities in 2010
Belligerents
Republic of the Union of Myanmar Myanmar Armed Forces; Past combatants:; Union of Burma (1948–1962) AFPFL; Military governments (1962–2011) BSPP (1962–1988); SPDC (1988–2011); DKBA (1994–2010)	Rebel groups; ABSDF (since 1988); Arakan Army (since 2009); ARSA (since 2016); DKBA-5 (since 2010); KIO (since 1961) KIA; KNU (since 1949) KNLA; Karenni Army (since 1949); MNLA (since 1958); MNDAA (since 1989); NDAA (since 1989); SSAN (since 1971); SSAS (since 1996); TNLA (since 1992); UWSP (since 1989) UWSA; ...and others; Supported by:; China (alleged) Past combatants:
Commanders and leaders
Htin Kyaw; (President of Myanmar); Sein Win; (Minister of Defence); Min Aung Hlaing; (Commander-in-Chief); Soe Win; (Deputy Commander-in-Chief) Past commanders:	Twan Mrat Naing; Ataullah abu Ammar Jununi (ARSA); Naw Zipporah Sein; Saw Mutu Say Poe; Pheung Kya-shin; Yang Mao-liang; Bao Youxiang; Wei Hsueh-kang Past commanders:
Strength
492,000 Previous totals:	600–1,000; 1,500–2,500; 1,500; 8,000; 6,000; 500–1,500; 800+ (2,000 reserves); 3,000–4,000; 4,000; 8,000; 6,000–8,000; 1,500+; 20,000–25,000; Unknown numbers of various other factions Total:; 70,000–80,000 Previous totals:
Casualties and losses
	130,000–250,000 total killed; 600,000–1,000,000 displaced or fled abroad

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 Media

"They have gone back": Members of the CPB's delegation to the failed 1963 peace talks, returning to their bases by foot, c. November 1963.
Map of insurgent activity in Burma in 1989
The five self-administered zones and one self-administered division created by the 2008 constitution.
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi makes her opening speech at the second session of the Union Peace Conference – 21st Century Panglong, 24 May 2017.
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.
Map of insurgent activity in Myanmar in December 2023
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.

Related pages

List of ongoing armed conflicts

Notes

↑ Only active and/or large rebel groups are shown.
↑ This number includes soldiers not actively fighting rebels. The armed forces also have an additional 72,000 reserve (backup) soldiers.^[3]

References

↑ Richard Michael Gibson. The Secret Army: Chiang Kai-shek and the Drug Warlords of the Golden Triangle (2011)John Wiley and Sons. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-470-83018-5.
↑ Lintner, Bertil. The rise and fall of the Communist Party of Burma (CPB) (1990). Ithaca, N.Y.: Southeast Asia Program, Cornell University. p. 14. ISBN 0877271232. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
↑ International Institute for Strategic Studies; Hackett, James (ed.) (2010). The Military Balance 2010. London: Routledge, pp. 420-421. ISBN 1-85743-557-5.
↑ Heppner & Becker, 2002: 18–19
↑ ABSDF (6 June 2013)Myanmar Peace Monitor. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
↑ Rotberg, Robert I.. Burma (June 1998). ISBN 0815791690.
↑ I Want to Stress That We Are Not the Enemy (12 June 2015). Retrieved 28 September 2015.
↑ DKBA-5 (6 June 2013)Myanmar Peace Monitor. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
↑ AP, 4 May 2012, Myanmar state media report battles between government troops, Kachin rebels killed 31
↑ NMSP (6 June 2013)Myanmar Peace Monitor. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
↑ 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 (6 June 2013)Myanmar Peace Monitor. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
↑ 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, ATGMsIHS Jane's Defence Weekly. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
↑ Armed ethnic groups (10 January 2013)Myanmar Peace Monitor.
↑ Pavković, 2011: 476
↑ Bertil Lintner (1999). Burma in revolt: opium and insurgency since 1948. Bangkok: Silkworm Press. ISBN 978-974-7100-78-5.
↑ Myanmar: Armed forces. Encyclopedia of the Nations.
↑ Modern Conflicts - Death Tolls .pdf. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
↑ De re militari: muertos en Guerras, Dictaduras y Genocidios. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
↑ Janie Hampton (2012). Internally Displaced People: A Global Survey. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-54705-8.

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[Opposition-1] Only active and/or large rebel groups are shown.

[Tatmadaw-5] This number includes soldiers not actively fighting rebels. The armed forces also have an additional 72,000 reserve (backup) soldiers.^[3]

[RGibson2-2] Richard Michael Gibson. The Secret Army: Chiang Kai-shek and the Drug Warlords of the Golden Triangle (2011)John Wiley and Sons. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-470-83018-5.

[Lintner1990-3] Lintner, Bertil. The rise and fall of the Communist Party of Burma (CPB) (1990). Ithaca, N.Y.: Southeast Asia Program, Cornell University. p. 14. ISBN 0877271232. Retrieved 15 December 2016.

[4] International Institute for Strategic Studies; Hackett, James (ed.) (2010). The Military Balance 2010. London: Routledge, pp. 420-421. ISBN 1-85743-557-5.

[6] Heppner & Becker, 2002: 18–19

[7] ABSDF (6 June 2013)Myanmar Peace Monitor. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

[Rotberg-8] Rotberg, Robert I.. Burma (June 1998). ISBN 0815791690.

[9] I Want to Stress That We Are Not the Enemy (12 June 2015). Retrieved 28 September 2015.

[10] DKBA-5 (6 June 2013)Myanmar Peace Monitor. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

[11] AP, 4 May 2012, Myanmar state media report battles between government troops, Kachin rebels killed 31

[12] NMSP (6 June 2013)Myanmar Peace Monitor. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

[13] 47 Govt Troops Killed, Tens of Thousands Flee Heavy Fighting in Shan State. irrawaddy.org (13 February 2015).

[burmalibrary1-14] Burma center for Ethnic Studies, Jan. 2012, "Briefing Paper No. 1" http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs13/BCES-BP-01-ceasefires(en).pdf

[15] TNLA (6 June 2013)Myanmar Peace Monitor. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

[WashingtonPost-16] Johnson, Tim (29 August 2009). China Urges Burma to Bridle Ethnic Militia Uprising at Border. The Washington Post.

[JanesDefence-17] Davis, Anthony. Wa army fielding new Chinese artillery, ATGMsIHS Jane's Defence Weekly. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

[MMPeaceMonitor-18] Armed ethnic groups (10 January 2013)Myanmar Peace Monitor.

[Pavkovi.C4.87.2C_2011:_476-19] Pavković, 2011: 476

[Bertil_Lintner_1999-20] Bertil Lintner (1999). Burma in revolt: opium and insurgency since 1948. Bangkok: Silkworm Press. ISBN 978-974-7100-78-5.

[21] Myanmar: Armed forces. Encyclopedia of the Nations.

[22] Modern Conflicts - Death Tolls .pdf. Retrieved 2016-01-25.

[23] De re militari: muertos en Guerras, Dictaduras y Genocidios. Retrieved 6 October 2014.

[24] Janie Hampton (2012). Internally Displaced People: A Global Survey. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-54705-8.

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