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Myanmar

Country profile for Myanmar’s multi-sided conflict following the February 2021 military takeover.

RegionSouth & Southeast Asia
CapitalNaypyidaw
ISOMMR

Myanmar’s armed conflict escalated sharply after the military takeover on 1 February 2021 and again after major offensives beginning in late 2023. The conflict involves the Myanmar military, resistance forces and multiple ethnic armed organisations with distinct histories and objectives.

UNHCR reports extensive internal and cross-border displacement and notes that humanitarian access remains constrained in many areas.

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Myanmar Civil War

Myanmar’s multi-sided armed conflict following the 2021 military takeover, involving the military, resistance forces and multiple ethnic armed organisations.

18 Sep 2026

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