Myanmar Continues Fight Against Washington’s Other Proxy War

Update on US-backed fighting in Southeast Asia’s Myanmar…

– Myanmar’s military ousted a US-installed government in 2021, the US has backed armed militancy and terrorism across Myanmar ever since;

– Fighting has see-sawed, but has done so for decades as the US and British have backed armed ethnic groups since Myanmar gained independence following World War 2;

– The US has built parallel institutions both inside and beyond Myanmar’s borders to politically capture and compromise the nation;

– US-backed militants have relied on public relations stunts including symbolic drone and rocket strikes on the capital and the temporary capture of frontier towns where government forces are spread thinnest;

– The conflict is ultimately part of a wider agenda of encircling and containing China;

– China’s Belt and Road Initiative runs through Myanmar and has been repeatedly attacked by US-backed militant groups;

– The conflict is just one part of a wider global conflict the US is waging in order to reassert its unipolar “international order;”

References:

The New Atlas – Washington’s, Not Myanmar’s “National Unity Government” (May 14, 2021):
 • Washington’s, Not Myanmar’s “National…  

The New York Times – Myanmar Rebels Take Key Trading Town, but Counteroffensive Looms (April 12, 2024):
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/wo…

NYT – Myanmar’s Junta Recaptures Town That Was a Significant Gain for Rebels (April 24, 2024):
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/wo…

The Diplomat – Myanmar’s Revolution Has Entered a New, More Complicated Phase (May 1, 2024):
https://thediplomat.com/2024/05/myanm…

AP – Attacks on Chinese-run factories in Myanmar vex Beijing (March 2021):
https://apnews.com/article/beijing-ch…

The Irrawaddy – China-Backed Pipeline Facility Damaged in Myanmar Resistance Attack (February 2022):
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/…

The Irrawaddy – Chin Resistance Kills 2 Myanmar Junta Soldiers Guarding Chinese Pipeline (August 2023):
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/…

Wikileaks – THAILAND: ALLEGED USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS ALONG THAI BORDER:
https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/05…

Wikileaks – SNAPSHOT OF NORTHERN KAREN STATE PROVIDES LITTLE HOPE:
https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/08…

Wikileaks – FREE BURMA RANGERS: PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN RELIEF; NOT ARMING INSURGENTS:
https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/07…

Wikileaks – KAREN GROUPS SAY FIGHTING WON’T REACH REFUGEE CAMPS IN THAILAND:
https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/07…

Wikileaks – MILITARY DETENTION OF AMCIT UNDERSCORES SHIFT IN THAI POLICY TOWARD BURMA:
https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/08…