A Ragtag Resistance Sees the Tide Turning in a Forgotten War
Rebel fighters have handed Myanmar’s army defeat after defeat, for the first time raising the possibility that the military junta could be at risk of collapse.
By Hannah Beech
“When I joined the revolution, I knew my chances of surviving were 50-50,” Ms. Suu Kyi, 21, said of her decision to enlist as a rebel soldier, fighting to overthrow the junta that returned Myanmar to military dictatorship three years ago. “I’m an ordinary girl, an ordinary young person. I believe in federal democracy and human rights.” Ms. Suu Kyi said the words “federal democracy” in English. There are no easy words for the concept in Burmese..
“We want liberation from the Myanmar Army,” Ms. Suu Kyi told me. “I am willing to sacrifice myself for that.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/20/world/asia/myanmar-war-rebels.html