Internal conflict in Myanmar
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Map of the military situation in Myanmar on 1 February 2022. For a detailed map of the current situation, see here.
Date2 April 1948 (1948-04-02)– present
(74 years, 2 months and 3 weeks)
Location
Myanmar (Burma)
Status

Ongoing

  • Major ethnic conflicts in Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Rakhine, and Shan State
  • Ceasefires signed by various groups since 1989
  • Autonomous self-administered zones created for six ethnic minorities by the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar
  • Military junta concedesde jurerule over Myanmar in 2011 and instigates a series of political reforms
  • Military reassertsde jurecontrol over the country after the 2021 coup d'état, prompting anti-coup protests and insurgencies
Combatants

State Administration Council

  •  Tatmadaw
Supported by:
  •  China
  •  India
  •  Russia
Former combatants:
  •  Union of Burma (1948–1962)
  • Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1962–1988)
  • Union of Myanmar (1988–2011)
  • Formerly supported by:
  •  Yugoslavia (1952–1988)

National Unity Government

  • People's Defence Force

  • Ethnic armed organisations
  • Supported by:
  •  China (alleged)
Units involved
Full listFull list
Strength
406,000Total number of fighters unknown
Casualties and losses
160,000+ killed
600,000–1,000,000 internally displaced