Could Myanmar’s coup come to an end? | The Take

Rebels fighting Myanmar’s government are making significant gains. Could they topple the coup leaders who took power just over three years ago?
In this episode:
Tony Cheng, Al Jazeera Correspondent
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by David Enders, Khaled Soltan, and Sonia Bhagat with Kevin Hirten in for Malika Bilal. Zaina Badr, Sonia Baghat, and Manahil Naveed fact-checked this episode.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.

[@ZionistDeceptionExposed]

*Prayers and Blessings to Beloved Myanmar!* 💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓

[@landstar3657]

If resistance get supported by international community only 1% what the support given to Ukraine long ago the dictator already overthrew!!

[@captainstag8189]

What?

[@theemperor3557]

@@captainstag8189he is saying that even if the world supported the rebels even 1 percent of how much it had supported ukraines fight the dictatorship would have already been overthrown.

[@captainstag8189]

@@theemperor3557 ah okay, tho politically there's no reason to support them

[@godsoldier6240]

@@captainstag8189 thats kinda sad to underestimate how much potential this country and it peoples have.

[@captainstag8189]

@@godsoldier6240 I mean Myanmar hasn't been really a threat to anyone, tho maybe they could advertise their natural resources

[@JellyfishHomeVideo]

Blessings to Myanmar!

[@spicycheesegaming8390]

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[@theosvult4857]

In Myanmar?

[@CursetheVandal]

Ur saying some channel telling u about other people dying has made u happy?

[@commandernut9634]

Clearly a bot

[@CursetheVandal]

@commandernut9634 thats whats what i thought lol

[@zaheerkhanbabar8097]

Lessons for many 😢.

[@satyamevjayte11]

Peace to the people of Myanmar ❤❤❤❤

[@Ignacio268]

Prayers and good wishes to Myanmar. Let there be peace 🙏

[@nangoo6209]

Thank you so much 🎥🎥👍🎈💯💯💯👏😭😭😭😭🎆🍀🍀🍀🥰🙏🙏🎆🎆

[@adibamaliha515]

Myanmar janta terrors

[@biplopnarzary3489]

Yes

[@montrak4208]

The military has never seen that serious unity of ethnic groups and GenZ freedom fighters. Their divide and rule practice among different ethnic groups including Bamar no longer works. Now is the time for the Militay's nightmare. One thing : no one in Myanmar can't confirm the fact that Ms. Suu Kyi was moved from prison. Rumor only.

[@anjurmuhammad9608]

Myanmar army Arakan army Must Stop rohingya Genocide in Arakan Myanmar

[@bookofthewarsofthelord9273]

The arakan army has a history of massacring hindus in their territory. Thats not a good representation for the rohingya people.

[@Bookodus]

Prayer and well wishes from Bangladesh

[@elite7329]

These people supported the genocide of Muslim Rohingya prompting a massive refugee wave to neighboring countries, why would you send them prayers and well wishes?

[@darrellernst5493]

I worked with a young 30 year old man from Miramar. When he was 10 his parents heard there was commotion in the city and they went to see what was going on and he seen soldiers shooting protesters and throwing them in the river. Governments can never bring anything but chaos to the world.

[@drsawlwin8077]

Indeed the country is very peaceful,because of lack of unity,now people suffer a lot of struggles

[@WaterShowsProd]

While a good overview of the history of this conflict, the most recent information presented is already outdated. There is one Karen faction which had its own treaty with the military, and administered Myawaddy, where the scam centres and casinos referenced were constructed. This group (KNA) stood back when the primary Karen group (KNU) seized the military bases and took control of Mywaddy away from the junta. The junta responded by bombing the town, including a hospital, causing 3,000 refugees to cross the river into Thailand. They then threatenedThe KNA with bombing the lucrative casinos and grey-market centres, and The KNA once again switched sides. The soldiers who had been sheltering under the bridge were given escort by The KNA to replace The Myanmar Flag at the army base-which The KNU had removed and where The Karen Flag had been raised in its place-and returned captured soldiers to The Tatmadaw junta. The sheltering soldiers were also allowed to return to The Burmese Army. The KNU and PDF were annoyed by this and retreated from Myawaddy, which the junta claims as a victory. The KNU and PDF have said the battle is not over and retreated to a hold a position outside Mywaddy and have just recently taken another area called Hpa Pun. MIlitary officials from the junta meanwhile went to Beijing to try to negotiate support. There have also been resistance force strikes on targets in the central cities, which is the junta's last stronghold. An airforce base in the capital city Naypyidaw, and the primary military academy in Mandalay have both been attacked by rockets and drones. On the western border, Burmese soldiers have been fleeing into Bangladesh, and Bangladesh has just returned them to Myanmar, while The Arakhan forces are manoeuvering to take the capital city of Rakhine State and cut the junta off from even more trade ports. Reinforcement divisions have been pushed back and even wiped out by Karen and Karenni and PDF forces in the eastern states, and now The Pa-oh have formed another malitia resisting the junta, while rumours of a Mon resistance force having come into operation. In Yangon the people are subject to two four-hour power cuts every day, on a set schedule, while in other cities the people don't know when they will happen. These are already disruptive, but with the prolonged heatwave it has become even more of a problem. The Rainy Season will be starting soon and there is speculation how that will affect the war, as floods and thick mud will hamper movement. My guess is that it will be advantageous for the ethnic armed groups, who will be more used to the conditions.

[@totheletterofthelawalleged6455]

Myanmar is not only a coupe but it's also a ruse for a mining operation. It's not just a coincidence that all the places that got burned and bombed are saturated with precious metals. Trust me I have my own copy of the mining maps and I've been investigating this situation for years 😮😮😮😮

[@banyattm7940]

😮 really this is interesting

[@bookofthewarsofthelord9273]

Source: Trust me bro!

[@j.t.r1409]

This is true. It's all about a battle of natural resources. Precious gems, precious metals, natural gas, oil, lumber, and lakes and rivers. It's always been about control and power of these items. Also, not to forget trade routes to China and Thailand, along with organized crime doing online scams, drugs and gambling. This is not a cohesive place, the chaos benefits those who have the most power in the region or at the moment.

[@elhombredeoro955]

​@@bookofthewarsofthelord9273 it's a well known fact that Burma is rich in resources including oil, precious metals, rare earth elements and gemstones specially Ruby, amber and sapphire.

[@brentpratt7858]

​@@j.t.r1409 , Not to mention thinning out the population of fighting age men, China won't stop it for those reasons.

[@banyattm7940]

Call freedom fighter 😮

[@aonetag1689]

Co-existence is very important, the countries or political leaders who are trying to divide its citizens either on religion or casts, it is the beginning of that countrie's end.

[@livebetter4634]

You,The Media,should watch Arakan Army.AA is the key palyer in this revolution.80% of Junta's control area is already recaptured by indigenous Armed group,AA,.Sooner or later Arakan Army is able to control the whole state of Rakhine.

[@ghayasmuhammad2836]

Free Rohingya

[@jacksparrow5191]

From erased

[@Introvertedcat92]

You don't call them Myanmar government. They're dictatorship

[@ahmadashraf9448]

What the ? More wars? Just... stop already. Just live in peace together, why discriminate to the point of killing.

[@blackwatertv7018]

This war has been going on for two years now. Are you just learning about this now?

[@squidward5270]

its being going on for 20+ years. I don't disagree but its not another war its, its just changing

[@jacksparrow5191]

You people talking about peace 😂😂😂

[@noidontlikeu]

​@@blackwatertv7018 since the 1940s for many of the ethnic groups

[@danielzwe]

Bro how are you going to live in peace when there is a military coup

[@SmellySumtom]

Without *Russia's aircraft* support, the Myanmar Army would be quickly defeated.

[@thinkabout.2504]

And why are they fighting for?

[@itsmitsuki7041]

For freedom and be able to do things we love. We don't want to get control by the military. They be killing our Karen people for over 60 years. Now we trying to take back our freedom and build a new country for our future.

[@blackwatertv7018]

Freedom. It’s that simple

[@squidward5270]

did you watch the video?

[@bookofthewarsofthelord9273]

​@@blackwatertv7018 different reasons for different groups. There are religious motivations and ethnic motivations and political motivations depending on which group you ask.

[@MRoROBOT]

same reason as yugoslavia brake up

[@mightynaing]

Who is the real rebel?

[@galaxydust7267]

The SAC, who has 'robbed' the people off the democratically elected government.

[@FariedaLukie]

Help!!! KARRIM KHAN. ( ICC) says " Rules of war must be respected ".Can someone interview HIM. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN

[@soberanobrasil9370]

Who funds the rebels? Which country?

[@bielschreuder7185]

Nobody

[@khas8049]

No one.

[@khas8049]

Because Myanmar has no oil source.

[@ape72patch1]

They control some opium production and routes of yabba.

[@soberanobrasil9370]

@@ape72patch1 Thank you!

[@abhiframes]

Indian Government will support the democratic revolution for people of Myanmar.we are with People of Myanmar

[@gokulbatari]

Very funny joke bhai.Shameful for mother of democracy who had still good relationship with junta

[@distantdemon7544]

Can’t nobody tell me this Truck wasn’t given to them for advertisement

[@im7374]

Somebody Is Challenging China In Myanmar Or Opening New Front For China

[@supertech4]

The collective term is Myanmar nationalist forces or anti people junta's forces. Not rebel.

[@David1985]

It’s wrong when you say myanmar government, they are dictators, not government, real government who won 81% votes are in prison, so fix your article AJ

[@biggpicture2930]

But indiabjp has only 23% votes and is the hovernment

[@David1985]

@@biggpicture2930 does BJP bombs civilians villages with fighter jets? I don’t think so, in eco, India used to be below China, Canada, uk,us, Russia , after BJP they are above those countries isn’t?

[@soberanobrasil9370]

Who is funding these groups?

[@atruthseeker4554]

Modi is a big failure

[@biggpicture2930]

That is the kry to understanding the trouble there

[@mitsunori222000]

Nobody other than Myanmar citizens at home or in the diaspora.

[@MmmM-uo6ti]

Dollars

[@AkosiLentengGala]

Pls dont use the Term Rebel they were the Ethnic Democratic Forces at First place Myanmar is already a Democratic Country when this part of the Military Rebelled Executed A Coup si tgis Military group are at first turns into a Rebel

[@cadiazm]

The military launched a coup and seized power of the goverment, the different ethnic groups rebelled against this junta. "Rebel" (neutral term) is the correct term here, since they are fighting the dictatorship currently in power.

[@ZionistDeceptionExposed]

*Do not mess with Mother Russia, IsraeI...*

[@thurinling387]

What

[@ape72patch1]

Wrong video buddy … keep trying tho.

[@MithunOnTheNet]

CCP bot account... wrong video to spam. Get lost.

[@Jouhatsu-oi5qg]

Myanmar has been struggling for so long ... Prayers! 🙏 Burma: From century-long Anglo Western Colonialism to decades-long Anglo Western boycott&sanction to present Anglo Western sponsored civil war.. It never ends.[For honest truths about Myanmar, pls read the informative multi-page comments by 'Ms. Gregoria' at, "Myanmar remains in social and economic crisis since military seized power/BBC News", on KZbin]. Myanmar has been struggling for so long ... Prayers! 🙏

[@carlgrissom225]

the old fella bot lol.

[@mitsunori222000]

Hi old fella (yes, we remember you) or junta avatar. Keep trying.

[@Sobabe-el5ke]

Prayers

[@bobjack2381]

Who is funding Myanmar war machine ? US 1000% US supply money, foods, weapons, transportation unlimited supply to US proxy war.

[@leohidayat6811]

Better in prison where there are plenty of witnesses, government building? another human shield like hamas?

[@NoFrillz-G]

The Anglos are funding this unrest. Aung San was their gal, her cabinet was with filled with British advisors. Everything changed after the coup, funny thing was that rebels were initially more anti-China than Aung San’s govt but we didn’t have them on our leash so we passed. For China it doesn’t matter who is in charge as long they don’t cause problems. Win win as they always say.

[@gregorykleiman2137]

Where is that funding you are talking about? In which budget. The people of Myanmar have funded this all on their own. You dont have a clue.

[@Setsuna1]

lol, you don't have a clue what is happening here

[@KamKam-xl2rw]

No matter what happens Myanmar will break up with each.groups control their territory and wars will surely continue for a long time

[@tkatsk]

Doesn't matter! As long as this military regime falls.