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23-08-2024, 08:11 AM
In Myanmar's jungles, young volunteers train hard to fight junta. In Myanmar's jungles, young new recruits of the Bamar People's Liberation Army (BPLA) participate in training session at a camp in a territory belonging to Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), in Karen State, Myanmar on Mar 6, 2024. (File photo: REUTERS/Stringer)…see more
23 Aug 2024 07:57AM (Updated: 23 Aug 2024.
A dense bamboo forest in rebel-held territory surrounds the training ground in eastern Myanmar where more than 100 young people, mostly in their twenties, are undergoing rigorous military drills.
From former chefs to ex-journalists, rappers and poets, people from all walks of life have joined the resistance movement with a single goal: to overthrow the military regime that seized power in the Southeast Asian nation in 2021. CcThe Bamar People's Liberation Army (BPLA), led by onetime anti-war poet Maung Saungkha, is a prominent force in Myanmar's resistance movement. A trainer, whistle in hand, commands synchronised movements of recruits. Discipline is enforced with harsh blows for any mistake. Under the scorching sun, sweat soaks their bodies, and their skin is marked with bruises from the demanding training.
The trainees' daily routine starts at 4am and ends at 9pm., with Sunday being their only day off. They endure hours of intense training without being allowed a single drop of water during the sessions. Representing Myanmar's Bamar ethnic majority, the BPLA was formed in April 2021 to fight the junta after it toppled an elected government in February of that year. Since October, the group has been a key player in Operation 1027, a joint offensive with other rebel militias that has significantly weakened the military.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/mya...ta-4562721
23 Aug 2024 07:57AM (Updated: 23 Aug 2024.
A dense bamboo forest in rebel-held territory surrounds the training ground in eastern Myanmar where more than 100 young people, mostly in their twenties, are undergoing rigorous military drills.
From former chefs to ex-journalists, rappers and poets, people from all walks of life have joined the resistance movement with a single goal: to overthrow the military regime that seized power in the Southeast Asian nation in 2021. CcThe Bamar People's Liberation Army (BPLA), led by onetime anti-war poet Maung Saungkha, is a prominent force in Myanmar's resistance movement. A trainer, whistle in hand, commands synchronised movements of recruits. Discipline is enforced with harsh blows for any mistake. Under the scorching sun, sweat soaks their bodies, and their skin is marked with bruises from the demanding training.
The trainees' daily routine starts at 4am and ends at 9pm., with Sunday being their only day off. They endure hours of intense training without being allowed a single drop of water during the sessions. Representing Myanmar's Bamar ethnic majority, the BPLA was formed in April 2021 to fight the junta after it toppled an elected government in February of that year. Since October, the group has been a key player in Operation 1027, a joint offensive with other rebel militias that has significantly weakened the military.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/mya...ta-4562721
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