Myanmar junta ‘losing control’ as armed resistance digs in, rights experts say


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Myanmar’s junta has lost its grip over most of the country as the pro-democracy resistance drags the army into territory-wide whack-a-mole operations, draining its resources, manpower and morale, a report by human rights experts said on Monday. The briefing, released by the Special Advisory Council for Myanmar (SAC-M), said the junta’s legitimacy has been shredded since its February 2021 coup with widespread violence against its own citizens compounded by an inability to control security, provide basic services or collect taxes. The report said that Myanmar is in turmoil more than a year-and-a-half since Senior General Min Aung Hlaing led a...