Myanmar Resistance Forces Control 42 Percent of Territory as Junta Shrinks to 21 Percent

Myanmar resistance forces and ethnic armies now control an estimated 42 percent of territory while the military junta controls only 21 percent, with dictator Min Aung Hlaing reportedly removing his military uniform to assume the presidency as civilian leader. A new Steering Council for Federal Democratic Union brings together major resistance organizations including KIO, KNU, CNF, and NUG around a single federal democracy vision. ACLED estimates over 96,000 killed in the civil war with 3.6 million displaced.