Myanmar"s ethnic armies consolidate strongholds as junta weakens

cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/22255500

The junta does not have effective control of Myanmar, having lost complete authority over townships covering 86% of the country’s territory that are home to 67% of the population

“The military junta does not control enough of the territory of Myanmar to uphold the core duties of the state,” the SAC-M, an independent group of international experts set up after the coup to support the return of democracy, said in a briefing paper.

The military’s mounting losses and growing dismay among the elite in the capital Naypyidaw has left junta chief Min Aung Hlaing’s future in serious doubt, although he has packed senior ranks with officers loyal to him, according to Crisis Group.