572 UPRISING: The coup in Myanmar has met with popular resistance that shows no sign of abating. Reuters
Maj Gen Ashok K Mehta (retd)
Military Commentator
The coup in Myanmar is in its third month with battle lines drawn clearly between the military and an effective non-violent campaign threatening to blow up into a civil war. The Tatmadaw (military) did not expect people’s resistance on this scale and intensity, making the coup a miscalculation. It peaked on Armed Force Day (March 27) when 110 persons were killed, taking the coup death toll to 560. The coup has united the people though Buddhist monks have not joined. While the junta has established a State Administration Council (SAC), an underground group of NLD lawmakers calling itself the Committee Representing National Parliament (CRPH) has declared the 2008 military-drafted Constitution void replacing it with an interim charter. It has secured an alliance with the Ethnic Armed Organisations (EAOs) as a federal army agai
Students join armed groups to fight military crackdown
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Commentary: As Myanmar coup persists, ethnic armed groups come under greater pressure to act
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WRAPUP 3-Myanmar protesters defy military as regional nations prepare to discuss crisis
Earlier on Monday, demonstrators with placards of Suu Kyi and signs asking for international intervention marched through the streets of Myanmar s second-biggest city Mandalay, images posted on social media showed. CLAPPING FOR THE RESISTANCE Activists called for a nationwide clap later on Monday in appreciation of those ethnic minority armed groups that have been supporting the democratic cause, and young demonstrators who have been at the vanguard of protests, trying to shield or rescue people wounded by security forces. Let s clap for five minutes on April 5, 5 p.m.Reuters | Naypyidaw | Updated: 05-04-2021 14:55 IST | Created: 05-04-2021 14:53 IST