Back الصراع الداخلي في ميانمار Arabic Conflictu armáu en Birmania AST মিয়ানমারে অভ্যন্তরীণ সংঘাত Bengali/Bangla Conflicte armat birmà Catalan Bewaffnete Konflikte in Myanmar German Conflicto interno de Birmania Spanish درگیری میانمار Persian Conflit armé birman French म्यान्मार में आन्तरिक संघर्ष Hindi Konflik internal di Myanmar ID

Myanmar conflict

"Myanmar civil war" redirects here. For the escalation in the conflict following the 2021 coup d'état, see Myanmar civil war (2021–present).

Myanmar conflict

Military situation in Myanmar as of 28 May 2024. Areas controlled by the Tatmadaw are highlighted in red. For a live map, see here.
Date2 April 1948 (1948-04-02) – present
(76 years, 2 months and 5 days)
Location
Myanmar (Burma)
Status Ongoing
Combatants

National Unity Government (since 2021)

Ethnic armed organisations[a]
Commanders and leaders
Min Aung Hlaing Duwa Lashi La
Units involved
 Tatmadaw (full list) Various (full list)
Strength
 Total number of fighters unknown[b]
Casualties and losses
180,000+ killed[c]
600,000–1,000,000 internally displaced
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Insurgencies have been ongoing in Myanmar since 1948, the year the country, then known as Burma, gained independence from the United Kingdom.[6][7] The conflict has largely been ethnic-based, with several ethnic armed groups fighting Myanmar's armed forces, the Tatmadaw, for self-determination. Despite numerous ceasefires and the creation of autonomous self-administered zones in 2008, many armed groups continue to call for independence, increased autonomy, or the federalisation of the country. The conflict is the world's longest ongoing civil war, having spanned more than seven decades.[8][9][10]

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  2. ^ IISS 2021, pp. 285–287.
  3. ^ Hein, Ye Myo. "Myanmar's Military Is Smaller Than Commonly Thought — and Shrinking Fast". United States Institute of Peace. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
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  6. ^ Head, Jonathan (31 January 2023). "Myanmar: Air strikes have become a deadly new tactic in the civil war". BBC News. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  7. ^ Malerba, Andre; DeCicca, Lauren (8 November 2013). "In pictures: A ceasefire in Myanmar?". Al-Jazzera. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  8. ^ Miliband, David (12 December 2016). "How to Bring Peace to the World's Longest Civil War". Time. Archived from the original on 13 May 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  9. ^ Slow, Oliver (26 April 2018). "Fighting in Kachin Highlights Myanmar Civil War Worries". VOA. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  10. ^ Kaicome, Jittrapon (8 February 2019). "Marking 70 Years of War in Myanmar". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.


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