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This is a story about the history of the Myanmar civil war that began in 2021 and the current state of the military regime that is on the defensive as it gradually collapses. Timeline 00:00 Intro 00:24 Independence and military dictatorship 06:21 Democratization 10:00 Coup (2021) 10:32 Civil resistance 12:49 Civil war - who's fighting and why 15:23 Civil war - the military's counterattack 17:38 Diplomatic tightrope walking 20:29 Min Aung Hlaing's collapse References UNHCR - Global Focus - myanmar situation global appeal 2024 SCMP - Why are Myanmar's anti-coup protesters angry at China lowyinstitute - Myanmar's extreme Buddhist nationalists Amnesty International - Myanmar's apartheid against the Rohingya Amnesty International - New evidence reveals Rohingya armed group CFR - Myanmar's Troubled History: Coups, Military Rule, and Ethnic Conflict Asia Times - Myanmar's faltering junta in a do-or-die offensive Myanmar Now The Irrawaddy Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research.