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Resisting the junta: Myanmar's young rebels

December 19, 2022

"We must take up arms. My parents support that," said Naing Myel Htet Kyaw. The 18-year-old is fighting against the military in Myanmar. 

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He's one of the youngest in the rebel force that has taken shape since the 2021 military coup in Myanmar. Many of those flocking to the armed resistance are quite young. Some have traded their school uniforms and classrooms for arms and a jungle camp to carry on the struggle against the country’s military rulers. They see themselves as essentially pro-democratic forces, but they haven’t hesitated to resort to brutal guerilla tactics. Dennis and Patrick Weinert report from the embattled rebel territories and meet up with fighters at one of the resistance’s secret bases.

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