Myanmar junta under pressure as insurgents gain ground

Fighting has been raging in northern part of Shan state since the Arakan Army, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army, calling themselves the Three Brotherhood Alliance, launched a coordinated offensive on Oct. 27. Their attacks have posed the greatest battlefield challenge to Myanmar’s military rulers since the army seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. Taking back territory one town at a time, the insurgents have gained significant ground in Myanmar, seizing more than 200 military posts and four border crossing points with China.