mizzima.com-Nov 30
Since the February 2021 Myanmar coup, there has been fighting in over 200 townships, or 67 percent of all townships across the country, according to ISP Myanmar.
According to ISP Myanmar, “Since the February 1, 2021 coup, at least 12,225 clashes have erupted, affecting at least 221 townships, constituting 67% of the total townships in Myanmar. In 2021, clashes unfolded in 110 townships nationwide. The intensity escalated, reaching additional 77 townships in 2022 and further 34 in 2023, marking a total expansion of 111 townships in the conflict landscape.” Fighting has intensified in Sagaing Region, Shan, Rakhine, Chin and Karenni States since the start of the 1027 offensive on 27 October 2023, by northern Shan-based defence forces and the 1111 offensive by Karenni-based defence forces, which started on 11 November 2023. Out of the 330 townships nationwide, martial law has been declared in more than 50 townships. These include areas in Sagaing, Yangon, Bago, Magway, and Tanintharyi regions, as well as Karenni, Chin, Mon, Karen, and northern Shan State. The Institute for Strategy and Policy – Myanmar (ISP – Myanmar) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental think tank. Read more at: https://www.mizzima.com/article/fighting-over-200-townships-myanmar-coup
