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27-03-2024, 01:29 PM
Myanmar’s military marks Armed Forces Day amid continued violence. It military starts recruiting civilians next month, after recently rolling out a dormant enlistment law. Myanmar parade to commemorate Myanmar's 78th Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on March 27, 2023.
Myanmar is saddled with multiple challenges as it marks Armed Forces Day on Wednesday (Mar 27), from fending off rebels' drone strikes to the need to refresh its weaponry & boost troop numbers. This comes as military starts recruiting civilians next month, after rolling out a dormant enlistment law.
Typically, on Armed Forces Day, Myanmar showcases its modern weaponry and tactical capabilities, and boasts of its ability to handle external threats. However, the country continues to struggle with violence domestically.
Following the coup in 2021, the military has been accused of turning its guns towards civilians, from launching airstrikes to setting villages on fire. Since then, Armed Forces Day has been seen as the stage which sets the tone for violence, said observers.
For instance, on Armed Forces Day in 2021, nearly two months after the coup, violence peaked in Myanmar. The army was accused of killing about 100 people across the country that day.
The Myanmar military and an ethnic armed group were also engaged in violence, leading some civilians to flee into neighbouring Thailand. QThe following year, Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing vowed to “annihilate” terrorist groups.
During the Armed Forces Day last year, he reiterated that warning to deal with his opponents.
Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected govt in a coup on February 1, 2021. As such efforts hit a roadblock sincel after the coup. The army's total strength is estimated to be about 200,000 to 300,000. But the number of troops is depleting due to casualties in the battlefield and through defections.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/mya...ce-4222416
Myanmar is saddled with multiple challenges as it marks Armed Forces Day on Wednesday (Mar 27), from fending off rebels' drone strikes to the need to refresh its weaponry & boost troop numbers. This comes as military starts recruiting civilians next month, after rolling out a dormant enlistment law.
Typically, on Armed Forces Day, Myanmar showcases its modern weaponry and tactical capabilities, and boasts of its ability to handle external threats. However, the country continues to struggle with violence domestically.
Following the coup in 2021, the military has been accused of turning its guns towards civilians, from launching airstrikes to setting villages on fire. Since then, Armed Forces Day has been seen as the stage which sets the tone for violence, said observers.
For instance, on Armed Forces Day in 2021, nearly two months after the coup, violence peaked in Myanmar. The army was accused of killing about 100 people across the country that day.
The Myanmar military and an ethnic armed group were also engaged in violence, leading some civilians to flee into neighbouring Thailand. QThe following year, Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing vowed to “annihilate” terrorist groups.
During the Armed Forces Day last year, he reiterated that warning to deal with his opponents.
Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected govt in a coup on February 1, 2021. As such efforts hit a roadblock sincel after the coup. The army's total strength is estimated to be about 200,000 to 300,000. But the number of troops is depleting due to casualties in the battlefield and through defections.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/mya...ce-4222416
