Exposing the hidden horrors on Myanmar’s battlefields

A coalition of ethnic armies and civilian militia forces are fighting a civil war against Myanmar’s military rulers, who seized power through a coup in 2021. Through unearthed documents, rare testimonies from defectors, and never before seen frontline footage, Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit goes beyond the battlefield to expose what is really happening in the wartorn Asian nation. From forced conscription to brutal interrogation centers, this documentary “War with the Junta” examines the changing conflict dynamics and desperate tactics that the generals are perpetrating to stay in power. Myanmar’s military government has a history of perpetrating human rights abuses against the Rohingya and other ethnic minorities. The violent crackdown after the coup was the catalyst for war, uniting battle-hardened ethnic armies fighting for greater autonomy with a burgeoning pro-democracy movement. Hundreds of armed groups are now engaged in warfare across Myanmar, raising concerns that this highly militarized nation could fracture.

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