![]() ![]() While PDF attacks in the ethnic majority Bamar heartlands has left the army spread very thin, it is the EAGs on Myanmar’s periphery that are mounting the greatest challenge the Tatmadaw has ever faced. The NUG roadmap involves the formation of a “Federal Army”, comprising anti-junta EAGs and its armed wing called the People’s Defence Forces (PDF). Supporters of the shadow opposition National Unity Government (NUG) are finding reasons to cheer this rapid expansion of conflict across Myanmar, buoyed by hopes of a wholesale Tatmadaw defeat. The Tatmadaw is in full retreat on several fronts and is also confronting a rise in defections, including a few instances where entire battalions surrendered to rebel forces. ![]() Spurred by the military’s humiliating defeats in northern Shan in late October, ethnic rebel groups have stepped up their attacks on junta forces across multiple fronts, seizing military camps, border towns and strategic routes along the way. However, the latest tactical gains by ethnic insurgent groups have placed the Tatmadaw in a more difficult position than perhaps any time in its history. Myanmar has been in a state of conflict since the country’s independence 75 years ago. The current realities of the battlefield leave none of the participants inclined to talk about lasting peace.
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