poised to attack. it says military authorities are putting tens of thousands of troops in regions where they ve been facing resistance from local fighters. here s what the outgoing un special envoy on myanmar, christina schraaner boorgener had to say. the conflict is intensifying in many parts of the country, and the repression of the military has led to more than 1180 deaths. the army uses a range of tactics against civilian populations, including burning villages, looting properties, mass arrests, torture and execution of prisoners, gender based violence and random artillery fire into residential areas. dr. zachary abuza from the national war college washington dc says the myanmar army was surprised by the intensity of the resistance.
poised to attack. it says military authorities are putting tens of thousands of troops in regions where they ve been facing resistance from local fighters. here s what the outgoing un special envoy on myanmar, christina schraaner boorgener had to say. the conflict is intensifying in many parts of the country, and the repression of the military has led to more than 1,180 deaths. the army uses a range of tactics against civilian populations, including burning villages, looting properties, mass arrests, torture and execution of prisoners, gender based violence and random artillery fire into residential areas. i m joined now by dr zachary abuza from washington dc. he is a professor at the national war college. what do you make of these warnings from the un and the apparent
crews from several countries is flying sorties but nearly 2,000 firefighters on the ground in hand to hand combat. once night falls the planes husband land and flames go unchecked burning villages. that is when it becomes personal. these immigrants from russia left with the clothes on their back and returned with only those left. you can see that the fires are still burning here, in fact resources are so thin we have seen residents walk around with water bottles trying to put out the hot spots. firefighters wake up to even a bigger fire and more israelis realize they don t have a house to come home to. the relief is supposed to come in overnight an american 747 will land here. the only type of firebomber that can operate at night. they hope that will finally give