Frontline special report: Myanmar rebels take on army in brutal civil war | BBC News

Myanmar is in the grip of a civil war, largely forgotten by the outside world, which has left thousands of people dead and displaced more than two million from their homes.
Rebel forces are fighting a bloody campaign against the military regime which seized control of the country in 2021, when army generals overthrew the elected government of Nobel peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.
Mass protests at the crushing of democracy were brutally put down. Many people took up armed resistance to the regime and in October 2023 several rebel groups united to form a single national insurgency.
Recently the rebels have been making big territorial gains. The fighters, among them a group known as the KNDF, are now presenting Myanmar’s military with the biggest threat to its rule since it seized power.
Clive Myrie presents a BBC News at Ten special frontline report by Quentin Sommerville.
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[@simonwilliams3227]

I worked with Myanmar refugees in Malaysia and each one, children included, have harrowing stories. This 60 year civil war has just been ignored by the rest of the world.

[@tedadnan]

Sad, but true.

[@ymx7947]

As the world should. Mind your own business. Us Swedes will defend our right to call our country our home as well, and I expect the world to not interfere. We do not need your oppression here either.

[@thenormann3773]

@@ymx7947du förstod inte problemet, men vad kan man hoppas från en fascist

[@rostyslavadamchuk3300]

​@ymx7947 the world is getting smaller, especially for those who were not sitting home... soo I don't know what are you complaining about!

[@IshayBen92]

the whole world is collapsing, and the main objective of the UN is to criticize Israel rather than solve real problems around the world.

[@cambaronmuthan1351]

I am not fighting against my brothers . I am fighting against the system . I feel that deep in my heart

[@99hotoi]

ok

[@JohnSmith-fo5cx]

lol...the system is made of people mate

[@akun10years10]

​@@JohnSmith-fo5cxlolololol ur so funny

[@cambaronmuthan1351]

@@JohnSmith-fo5cx Yes that is basic John but Ignorant and close minded people like you are not helping the universal spirit of Peace with your 2cents comment.

[@levezze]

Sheltered Americans/Europeans making this about themselves, comparing a robust democracy to a Tyrannical fascist regime. What a joke.

[@CryptoCaliph]

Can We take a minute to appreciate this man reporting in the middle of intense battle day after day.

[@Chulitatr]

Yes, but the governments must stop stealing land from them all over the world for their greed and power.

[@cswanson4476]

Real journalism. Not a coiffed talking head lacquered in makeup opining on nonsense.

[@PaliAha808]

I like how he tells the driver to step on it as if the driver needed to be told that

[@NarutoEatsAss]

No.

[@notmethnx]

Wtf is a coif

[@ZopeJingo]

From People Of Luca, Viqueque, Timor Leste 🇹🇱, Want Love and Peace, and Democracy In Myanmar 🇲🇲. God bless Myanmar 🇲🇲.

[@dsdgdsfegfeg]

China prevents democracy next to it. Because it's unable to control the leaders of democracy

[@rajagautam2762]

Thank you 🙏

[@matthewji4785]

😊

[@KamalMaalim]

Same brother peace ✌️🕊️ we are also facing civil war since 1991 till date 2024 somalia 🇸🇴🇸🇴❤️❤️ but Myanmar is worse than somalia what's happening your country is genocide 😢😢✌️✌️✌️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️

[@dit1722]

haiti in south america also

[@FakeAnarchist]

Now this is actual good journalism and reporting here, barely any news about this reach Canadian airwaves but you are not forgotten.

[@charliecook-pt6gu]

remembering does not help have you tried sending pointless thoughts and prayers?

[@HarrySmith-hr2iv]

BBC news is always fake. Remember that.

[@Siviks309]

@@charliecook-pt6guand WTF have you done?

[@ls200076]

​@@Siviks309Sending pointless thoughts and prayers.

[@yin6287]

​@@ls200076 He's a hypocrite then.

[@greatexpectations6577]

"We may not have the physical material, but we got humanity and heart, and that's how we are going to win"

[@riskinhos]

since when that won any war. they clearly need help ffs

[@lukegaming86]

@@riskinhosactually, i think theyve got this

[@hellrise8214]

The vietcon won they had no helicopters no airforce they did get weapons from china but they beat one of tbe super powers in the world. When its you against your people its only a matter of time ​@@riskinhos

[@skullrevenant9573]

​@@riskinhosthe rebels are actually winning if you actually read the reports.The junta is losing ground all over the countries and now they barely have any men so they are bringing in conscripts and while the rebels aren't short of manpower at all

[@antzacalie1434]

​@@hellrise8214 Have you forgotten the history? The Soviet Union supplied the Vietcong with Mig 15(i think) planes and a lot of small weapons (AK,RPG,SKS etc...).

[@sucramuk]

As a Brit who has worked with Karenni for over 15 years, waching current conflict has been incredibly hard. Have lost several friends and almost everybody I know there has been displaced. Thank you Quentin Sommerville for this report.

[@peggysue5025]

Beautiful country and people. I feel for the displaced civilians caught up in the war. In my humble opinion, refugees and displaced civilians fleeing or caught up in the civil war in Myanmar should be able to relocate and resettle over to the vast resourceful Australia & New Zealand in the Asia-Pacific region..[For more, pls read the informative multi-page comments by 'Ms. Gregoria' at, "Myanmar remains in social and economic crisis since military seized power/BBC News": kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWG9n4SQeqeJq7c ].. In fact, around 90% of Australia/New Zealand are completely empty. Besides, the vast majority of the population in Australia/New Zealand, tens of millions of Europeans were from all over Europe brought in over to the Asia-Pacific region.. Like I said, I feel for the refugees/innocent civilians displaced by war. Peace for all!

[@Jouhatsu-oi5qg]

@@peggysue5025 I absolutely agree with you that displaced civilians fleeing or caught up in the civil war in Myanmar should be able to relocate and resettle over to the vast resourceful Australia & New Zealand in the Asia-Pacific region.. Here in Singapore, a tiny island with 6 million souls lives like sardines in a can, elsewhere in nearby vast bountiful Australia which is ten thousand times 10,000 bigger with a mere 27 million inhabitants. A similar situation in tiny and packed Japan, which is running out of space and land. Do you know that their living room and bedroom are the same place, and that most Japanese people sleep in their living room? After all, Australia/New Zealand in the Asia-Pacific region are Asia-Pacific lands looted from Native Asians-Pacific people. By the way, many thanks for the very informative, multi-page comment by 'Ms. Gregoria' at, "Myanmar remains in social and economic crisis since military seized power/BBC News": kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWG9n4SQeqeJq7c

[@Rose-jr4tx]

@@peggysue5025 I absolutely agree with you. Here in Singapore, a tiny island with 6 million souls lives like sardines in a can, elsewhere in nearby vast bountiful Australia which is ten thousand times 10,000 bigger with a mere 27 million inhabitants. A similar situation in tiny and packed Japan, which is running out of space and land. Do you know that their living room and bedroom are the same place, and that most Japanese people sleep in their living room? After all, Australia/New Zealand in the Asia-Pacific region are Asia-Pacific lands looted from Native Asians-Pacific people ... By the way, many thanks for the very informative insightful, multi-page comment by 'Ms. Gregoria' at, "Myanmar remains in social and economic crisis since military seized power/BBC News": kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWG9n4SQeqeJq7c .

[@Rose-jr4tx]

@@peggysue5025 I absolutely agree with you. Here in Singapore, a tiny island with 6 million souls lives like sardines in a can, elsewhere in nearby vast bountiful Australia which is ten thousand times 10,000 bigger with a mere 27 million inhabitants. A similar situation in tiny and packed Japan, which is running out of space and land. Do you know that their living room and bedroom are the same place, and that most Japanese people sleep in their living room? After all, Australia/New Zealand in the Asia-Pacific region are Asia-Pacific lands looted from Native Asians-Pacific people ... By the way, many thanks for the very informative insightful, multi-page comment by 'Ms. Gregoria' at, "Myanmar remains in social and economic crisis since military seized power/BBC News": kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWG9n4SQeqeJq7c

[@Rose-jr4tx]

@@peggysue5025 By the way, many thanks for the very informative insightful, multi-page comment by 'Ms. Gregoria' at, "Myanmar remains in social and economic crisis since military seized power/BBC News": kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWG9n4SQeqeJq7c .

[@vanvuite7332]

Finally, BBC, thank God. My country is a forgotten country, we felt quite left alone in this Modern World.

[@lasakau272]

British news must cover all ex colonies major news

[@linlatthulinlatthu]

​@@lasakau272💀💀

[@wilsonzhaows]

Journalism at its best. Respect!

[@zatoichiable]

anti china anti russia journalism is always the best..

[@user-ok2mn4bw7u]

😂 Idiot 🤦‍♀️

[@user-ok2mn4bw7u]

There are elections in "totalitarian" Iran, but not in "democratic" Ukraine. This fact alone suggests that the Western media are all lying

[@Mina-98612]

This is a joke not war.

[@Mina-98612]

If you see what they went through with the Burmese Army in 2015 this is a banana war.

[@Aeonshield]

Not forgotten Salud from Michigan

[@danielwhyatt3278]

Absolutely. I’m in the UK and I haven’t forgotten at all. Our respective politicians might’ve though.

[@sydlawson3181]

Ayo 313 baby, represent✊️

[@Aeonshield]

@@sydlawson3181 517 🤜

[@chinavirus841]

@@sydlawson3181 heyy

[@cielvalentine016]

I'm Burmese, now a refugee seeker in india 😅

[@salvatorelionetti1274]

"Cease fire please, I do not wish to fire against you because I think he was my brother, I'm fighting against the system"

[@KyawWinNaing-iu2xw]

That guy with a mic is an ex soldier and was marked with red ink because he R A 8 e his friend's 12 year old daughter and was sentence during 2006. During 2010, Myanmar transition to democracy and released all inmate and he is also release. Since his career as a vet was over, he act like a good guy and get into politics, which acting like a lap bunny for Aung San Su Kyi. Those of you guys who think they are good guys, good luck with what you see on media.

[@boranbkk4270]

Good reporting. As a neighbour in Thailand for 25 years and a regular visitor to Myanmar….it finally after many setbacks the tide is turning.

[@KyawWinNaing-iu2xw]

That guy with a mic is an ex soldier and was marked with red ink because he R A 8 e his friend's 12 year old daughter and was sentence during 2006. During 2010, Myanmar transition to democracy and released all inmate and he is also release. Since his career as a vet was over, he act like a good guy and get into politics, which acting like a lap bunny for Aung San Su Kyi. Those of you guys who think they are good guys, good luck with what you see on media.

[@alpha103a]

2:42 what an absolute gigachad

[@Man_fay_the_Bru]

Scottish mate, we’re made from girders we melt down & put in our Irn Bru

[@bernimoulang5408]

@@Man_fay_the_Bru he's talking about the myanmar guy

[@SkyNet24771]

It was a stolen election that started this.

[@n92]

@@Man_fay_the_Brustupid clown

[@holysong2099]

"They've started firing at me Lol"

[@aungmyatthu_mmr]

Happy to see News started using the word “Revolution” over Civil & Internal War, glory to the resistance forces.

[@Briteslopes23]

God give Myanmar people peace amen from timor leste watching this video 😢😢😢

[@user-to7wr6yk1e]

Thank friend.. I'm from Myanmar

[@user-to7wr6yk1e]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@user-to7wr6yk1e]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@sentiyapanglemtur8895]

This is real journalism. Thank you BBC. I am from India. My state, Nagaland shares border with Myanmar and their is no news in the Indian media about the civil war in Myanmar. It's as if nothing is happening. Mean while most of the N. Eastern states of India shares its border with Myanmar. So, thank you again.

[@gildardo]

Just don't ask BBC about the Palestinians in Gaza.

[@paninimishra5547]

@@gildardo right bro 😓☹

[@dne236]

Lemtur... greetings from Punjab. Is the general sentiment in Nagaland pro OR anti Burmese military? I read somewhere that Myanmar is extremely ethnically diverse, and the predominantly ethnic Burmese army feels the nation might splinter if it is not governed with an iron fist. Is that correct ?

[@user-mm7zi4ue7d]

@@dne236 Myanmar will unite with rebels in northeastern India to build a new country

[@mughaluyeptho6320]

​@@dne236we in nagaland are anti Burmese Army...they are Inhumane...same goes for Indian Army decades back...but now it's normal....hoping for a permanent peace.

[@string-bag]

Bless the innocent.

[@peggysue5025]

I feel for the innocent civilians caught up in the war.. In my humble opinion, refugees and displaced civilians fleeing or caught up in the civil war in Myanmar should be able to relocate and resettle over to the vast resourceful Australia & New Zealand in the Asia-Pacific region..[For more, pls read the insightful multi-page comments by 'Ms. Gregoria' at, "Myanmar remains in social and economic crisis since military seized power/BBC News": kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWG9n4SQeqeJq7c ].. In fact, around 90% of Australia/New Zealand are completely empty. Besides, the vast majority of the population in Australia/New Zealand, tens of millions of Europeans were from all over Europe brought in over to the Asia-Pacific region.. Like I said, I feel for the innocent civilians displaced by war. Peace for all!

[@Marco90731]

​@@peggysue5025Maybe they would prefer to live in a Liberated Myanmar . The luxury of living near your beloved Ancestors .

[@oddfellow1114]

@@peggysue5025 I agree. By the way, many thanks for the very informative, multi-page comment by 'Ms. Gregoria' at, "Myanmar remains in social and economic crisis since military seized power/BBC News": kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWG9n4SQeqeJq7c 🙏

[@oddfellow1114]

@@peggysue5025 I agree. Australia/New Zealand in Asia-Pacific seems the right place for the refugees. By the way, many thanks for the very informative and insightful, multi-page comment by 'Ms. Gregoria' at, "Myanmar remains in social and economic crisis since military seized power/BBC News": kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWG9n4SQeqeJq7c 🙏

[@oddfellow1114]

@@peggysue5025 Europe for Native Europeans, - Africa for Native Africans, - America for Native Americans, - Asia-Pacific for Native Asians-Pacific islanders. 🤷

[@geoffr72]

Praying for you all. The march gave me chills.

[@redakhechana9129]

#معجزات_القرآن 1 #MIracles_of_Quraan 1. The Whole Quran In the Quran, God commanded the Prophet to challenge all of creation to create a book of the stature of the Quran: “Say: ‘If all mankind and the jinn would come together to produce the like of this Quran, they could not produce its like even though they exerted all and their strength in aiding one another.’” (Quran 17:88) ⏬ 2. Ten Chapters Next, God made the challenge ostensibly easier by asking those who denied its divine origin to imitate even ten chapters of the Quran: “Or do they say that he has invented it? Say (to them), ‘Bring ten invented chapters like it, and call (for help) on whomever you can besides God, if you are truthful.” (Quran 11:13) ⏬ 3. One Chapter This final challenge was to produce even a single chapter to match what is in the Quran, whose shortest chapter, al-Kawthar, consists of only three verses: “And if you all are in doubt about what I have revealed to My servant, bring a single chapter like it, and call your witnesses besides God if you are truthful.” (Quran 2:23)#معجزات_القرآن 2 #MIracles_of_Quraan These challenges were not just empty words with no one caring to prove them wrong. Prophet Muhammad’s call to monotheism, to the abolition of idolatry in all its forms, and to the equality of slaves and their masters threatened the whole socio-economic framework of Mecca society in general, and the position of the ruling Quraishee tribe from which the Prophet came in particular. Mecca, the trading center of Arabia, as well as its spiritual center, desperately wanted to stop the spread of Islam. Yet all that the Prophet’s opponents had to do to crush the movement was to make up a single chapter like any one of those which the Prophet and his followers were reciting to the people. A number of Quraishee orators and poets tried to imitate the Quran, but they failed. They then resorted to offering him vast amounts of wealth, the position of king over them, and the most noble and beautiful of their women in exchange for his promise to stop inviting people to Islam. He responded to them by reciting the first thirteen verses of Chapter Fussilat, until they asked him to stop.[1] The Quraish also resorted to torturing their slaves and relatives who had embraced Islam in a vain attempt to cause them to revert to paganism. Later they organized an economic boycott against the Prophet his followers and the members of his clan, Banu Hashim, in an attempt to starve them into submission. But even this plan eventually failed. Finally, they plotted to kill him in his home by sending armed young men from each of the clans of Quraish in order that the guilt of his murder be shared by all the clans, making revenge by the orophets clan impossible.

[@farhanhashmi2705]

hard to believe that these are rebels. they look like a regular army.

[@geoffr72]

@@farhanhashmi2705 looks like they have some powerful backers

[@farhanhashmi2705]

@@geoffr72 that and a whole lot of commitment, focus and sheer will.

[@ianhomerpura8937]

​@@farhanhashmi2705 they've been fighting for three years by now.

[@untrust2033]

I have nothing but respect for the people of Myanmar. Protect your rights!

[@thelost_shrimp]

it is so horribly sad to see a beautiful country such as myanmar in such a horrible war. I pray the free people will overcome the tyranny they face! Peace and love from canada

[@zawgyi1506]

Thank you bro 🙏🙏

[@jungleboy1]

first time in a long time i see bbc journalists go right in.

[@ratchet2505]

who said they ever stopped

[@jungleboy1]

@@ratchet2505 everytime the ukraine war is covered there is a guy standing up in some tall building in kyiv... I have rarely if at all seen BBC journalists go full in risking their lives. These lot must have requested special permission.

[@Invading-Specious]

those are propagandists of the far out.

[@JojoJoget]

They always had unlike CNN or Fox. Rest assured the Burmese aren’t specifically targeting journalists like the IDF does

[@KGBvladdy]

BBC will always go in, especially in a juicy white girl

[@GPSniper1]

Thanks BBC

[@tarik5897]

@@ijumpjudyy wtf

[@Adam-yi1ro]

Is this a bot? ​@@ijumpjudyy

[@user-bq8rq8cv4g]

Thanks for what?

[@JuneX_O.]

​@@user-bq8rq8cv4gfor reminding the world the realities of our country.

[@KGBvladdy]

@@user-bq8rq8cv4gfor the big black c***

[@MartinFishfarm]

Prayers for your country brother hope you get your freedom soon love from the Philippines

[@imerupp]

God bless these brave souls in Myanmar... it was so hard when the young man spoke on how the world has seemed to forget them... I am so sorry, may God bless you brother!

[@mr.turdlybird4387]

Free Myanmar

[@dsdgdsfegfeg]

From China's interference

[@HarrySmith-hr2iv]

@@dsdgdsfegfeg China is the Hero. Free Myanmar from the USA Empire.

[@HarrySmith-hr2iv]

@@dsdgdsfegfeg You may as well say 'Free the UK' from USA Interference. They are inextricably intertwined.

[@dsdgdsfegfeg]

@@HarrySmith-hr2iv🔸China still forces Dictatorship on Innocent ppl in other countries. (Ur comment is a False equivalence) 🔸USA & UK are free Democracies & allies, they regularly discuss and criticize each other as friends

[@agentak7193]

@@HarrySmith-hr2iv except theres no war in the UK

[@jrtstrategicapital560]

I remember visiting when it was post war BURMA... beautiful back then.

[@redakhechana9129]

#معجزات_القرآن 1 #MIracles_of_Quraan 1. The Whole Quran In the Quran, God commanded the Prophet to challenge all of creation to create a book of the stature of the Quran: “Say: ‘If all mankind and the jinn would come together to produce the like of this Quran, they could not produce its like even though they exerted all and their strength in aiding one another.’” (Quran 17:88) ⏬ 2. Ten Chapters Next, God made the challenge ostensibly easier by asking those who denied its divine origin to imitate even ten chapters of the Quran: “Or do they say that he has invented it? Say (to them), ‘Bring ten invented chapters like it, and call (for help) on whomever you can besides God, if you are truthful.” (Quran 11:13) ⏬ 3. One Chapter This final challenge was to produce even a single chapter to match what is in the Quran, whose shortest chapter, al-Kawthar, consists of only three verses: “And if you all are in doubt about what I have revealed to My servant, bring a single chapter like it, and call your witnesses besides God if you are truthful.” (Quran 2:23)#معجزات_القرآن 2 #MIracles_of_Quraan These challenges were not just empty words with no one caring to prove them wrong. Prophet Muhammad’s call to monotheism, to the abolition of idolatry in all its forms, and to the equality of slaves and their masters threatened the whole socio-economic framework of Mecca society in general, and the position of the ruling Quraishee tribe from which the Prophet came in particular. Mecca, the trading center of Arabia, as well as its spiritual center, desperately wanted to stop the spread of Islam. Yet all that the Prophet’s opponents had to do to crush the movement was to make up a single chapter like any one of those which the Prophet and his followers were reciting to the people. A number of Quraishee orators and poets tried to imitate the Quran, but they failed. They then resorted to offering him vast amounts of wealth, the position of king over them, and the most noble and beautiful of their women in exchange for his promise to stop inviting people to Islam. He responded to them by reciting the first thirteen verses of Chapter Fussilat, until they asked him to stop.[1] The Quraish also resorted to torturing their slaves and relatives who had embraced Islam in a vain attempt to cause them to revert to paganism. Later they organized an economic boycott against the Prophet his followers and the members of his clan, Banu Hashim, in an attempt to starve them into submission. But even this plan eventually failed. Finally, they plotted to kill him in his home by sending armed young men from each of the clans of Quraish in order that the guilt of his murder be shared by all the clans, making revenge by the orophets clan impossible.

[@kevinkim1418]

Our hearts with you Myanmar! ❤

[@tay3976]

You meant your heart is with the Karen people in Myanmar not Burmese people

[@aunglay2733]

your comment's so funny 😆​@@tay3976

[@user-to7wr6yk1e]

​@@tay3976မင်းက စောက်ရူးမို့ ဦးဏှောက်မရှိစကားပြောနေတာပဲ မင်းလို ခွဲခြားတတ်တဲ့ကောင်တွေရှ်နေလို့ တို့နိုင်ငံ ခုလိုဖြစ်နေတာ အောက်တန်းစား

[@TheFedvin]

I went to Myanmar in April 2023. I feel so bad for all the innocent people suffering there. I hope the army is defeated quickly and a new democratic Myanmar can emerge.

[@burnttoaster6313]

It won’t happen. It will become the Afghanistan of Asia

[@sosababy1016]

Tf were u doing in Myanmar in 2023 bro?

[@Ashaweshk]

​@@sosababy1016 and where were YOU? sucking on your mum's tite. Lmao 🤣

[@lorenzobordignon6997]

In junta or rebel territory?

[@KyawWinNaing-iu2xw]

That guy with a mic is an ex soldier and was marked with red ink because he R A 8 e his friend's 12 year old daughter and was sentence during 2006. During 2010, Myanmar transition to democracy and released all inmate and he is also release. Since his career as a vet was over, he act like a good guy and get into politics, which acting like a lap bunny for Aung San Su Kyi. Those of you guys who think they are good guys, good luck with what you see on media.

[@shaf60]

The people that want freedom have the power .

[@redakhechana9129]

#معجزات_القرآن 1 #MIracles_of_Quraan 1. The Whole Quran In the Quran, God commanded the Prophet to challenge all of creation to create a book of the stature of the Quran: “Say: ‘If all mankind and the jinn would come together to produce the like of this Quran, they could not produce its like even though they exerted all and their strength in aiding one another.’” (Quran 17:88) ⏬ 2. Ten Chapters Next, God made the challenge ostensibly easier by asking those who denied its divine origin to imitate even ten chapters of the Quran: “Or do they say that he has invented it? Say (to them), ‘Bring ten invented chapters like it, and call (for help) on whomever you can besides God, if you are truthful.” (Quran 11:13) ⏬ 3. One Chapter This final challenge was to produce even a single chapter to match what is in the Quran, whose shortest chapter, al-Kawthar, consists of only three verses: “And if you all are in doubt about what I have revealed to My servant, bring a single chapter like it, and call your witnesses besides God if you are truthful.” (Quran 2:23)#معجزات_القرآن 2 #MIracles_of_Quraan These challenges were not just empty words with no one caring to prove them wrong. Prophet Muhammad’s call to monotheism, to the abolition of idolatry in all its forms, and to the equality of slaves and their masters threatened the whole socio-economic framework of Mecca society in general, and the position of the ruling Quraishee tribe from which the Prophet came in particular. Mecca, the trading center of Arabia, as well as its spiritual center, desperately wanted to stop the spread of Islam. Yet all that the Prophet’s opponents had to do to crush the movement was to make up a single chapter like any one of those which the Prophet and his followers were reciting to the people. A number of Quraishee orators and poets tried to imitate the Quran, but they failed. They then resorted to offering him vast amounts of wealth, the position of king over them, and the most noble and beautiful of their women in exchange for his promise to stop inviting people to Islam. He responded to them by reciting the first thirteen verses of Chapter Fussilat, until they asked him to stop.[1] The Quraish also resorted to torturing their slaves and relatives who had embraced Islam in a vain attempt to cause them to revert to paganism. Later they organized an economic boycott against the Prophet his followers and the members of his clan, Banu Hashim, in an attempt to starve them into submission. But even this plan eventually failed. Finally, they plotted to kill him in his home by sending armed young men from each of the clans of Quraish in order that the guilt of his murder be shared by all the clans, making revenge by the orophets clan impossible.

[@keking2178]

they don't want the freedom that you have and abuse daily. you will never understand it.

[@jutsu1]

And western money and propaganda.

[@jutsu1]

Propaganda 🤕

[@jutsu1]

And western money and propaganda!!?

[@StefanoScogna1]

World-class journalism which enables the viewer to have a correct and unbiased understanding of the situation. May the sky bless you, Quentin!

[@clinthein4496]

We have so many refugees that have moved into our area from Myanmar. Such a hard working and gracious people.

[@2460z_htdja]

great BBC and the people of Myanmar against injustice

[@cyrusvalencia6593]

Salute to the Journalist

[@user-ep3ck5re4o]

Why - no vest and helmet - idiot 🤨🤨

[@paul5475]

Saltue from the Philippines! 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭.

[@bomber-aviator]

Big thanks to BBC for your efforts

[@jutsu1]

Propaganda is always better when you agree with it.

[@ClassifiedUnit-135]

​@@jutsu1 This is not propaganda. If you want propaganda watch their Ukraine videos.

[@anderskandersson4613]

You guys did the great job, many thanks for your daring effort. Myself , a Myanmar National and a newspaper combatant, I really appreciate you all. ( Proud to be a Myanmar Citizen ) ကိုမာဝီ and KNDF ညီအစ်ကို‌တော်များအားလုံး နဲ့ ပြည်သူ့သားကောင်းဗိုလ်ကြီးနေမျိုးဇင် ... အားလုံးကိုလည်း ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ် ❤❤❤ ငါဒို့နိုင်ကိုနိုင်ရမယ် !!!

[@user-el3wp3hl5i]

I'm from Myanmar. We've been suffering a lot and have already scarified much. We have nothing left. We need HELP from the WORLD. We have Nothing; No proper weapons or technology. We only have bravest people. PLEASE HELP US!

[@millanbaltazar1203]

May God bless you all Myanmar people

[@eladweissman9184]

I am really sorry about your situation. Maybe if you were a Palestinian, they would have helped you 😢

[@ClassifiedUnit-135]

​@@eladweissman9184 Probably because they are Buddhists, not musslim😂

[@rose-ssi2052]

Thank you for the raport! Thank you for not forgeting us

[@markpayton3895]

Wow, props to these brave journalists!!

[@2ru2pacFan]

Top journalism, give that man a raise!

[@tokegyi02]

thanks so much BBC

[@Knyawphotalkshowindia]

I'm karen, it's sad to see my people are suffering from this war, thank you BBC and those brave journalist for covering this news. Please pray for my Karen people 🙏

[@pentakill936]

Thai support karen bro❤❤

[@Knyawphotalkshowindia]

@@pentakill936 Thank you 🙏

[@mizan9232]

It's unfortunate your people name has become a meme.

[@Knyawphotalkshowindia]

@@mizan9232 What do you mean by that, care to elaborate?

[@mizan9232]

@@Knyawphotalkshowindia I'm referring to this en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_(slang)

[@mtsb_3618]

From Indonesia here. People care way too much about Palestine, they forget that there are actually war and suffering much closer here to home. People of Myanmar, some of us certainly still keep you in mind. Freedom from the military regime!

[@AdrianHernandez-np3ik]

I think conflict is conflict and should not put one persons suffering over another but if we are to compare as you did.. those people are fighting one another, so it’s an internal conflict, which for the best outcome for the people their it’s better it be situated amongst them selfs… rather then a foreign force I’m American here going over their and turning it into Lybia or Iraq… afghan.. as far as Palestine goes, Israel is a foreign force who’s been oppressing them for decades and stealing a lot of their land.. even the agreed upon settlement of each state Israel is occupying palestines half… that’s major difference when another group of people are oppressing or causing genocide to another.. so I would think in broader terms that conflict needs attention now, this other one needs to be resolved by the people of the country.. I don’t have a single example where an out side force provided assistance from the heart.. people fail for some reason to live in reality.. when history points to the examples of what that is.. anyways peace to them

[@feastmode123]

@@AdrianHernandez-np3iknot saying you are wrong, but Palestine has Hamas and PLO as opposing organizations to Israel. Myanmar (Bamar majority) has been targeting smaller ethnic groups who have no support and needed to fight back themselves. Sure, there are “allies” but they’re not getting finance or weapons from any countries. It’s impressive that they are gaining ground over the junta.

[@monarch8815]

These insurgents dropped bombs on the Bangladesh border and killed their people. Bangladesh could have attacked and settled this long war but they did not attack them. Also, BBC had a report where the Bangladesh navy was delivering food to the poor people in Myanmar where people were suffering from war and flood. Even if you don't know someone always help.@@feastmode123

[@MuhammadArif-pk7cu]

Yes, Because Palestine is our brothers.

[@kapanishiikruna552]

​@@MuhammadArif-pk7cuDon't lie. Indonesians are mongols whereas Palestinians are not. Myanmarese are mongols who are your real blood brothers.

[@james4299]

Love how these people fight together stand together they will win this fight god bless them all

[@sadpuppy413]

Please, God, keep my family&homies save. Thank you

[@rapidvelocity]

Nobody seems to give a fuck of what is happening in South Asia

[@dsdgdsfegfeg]

China doesn't allow the Promotion of tiktok videos that cover issues where China is interfering

[@zaurukraus9296]

Or Africa.

[@Goodcola1]

The Third World will always be overshadowed by news happenings in the First World, has always been and will probably always be.

[@dsdgdsfegfeg]

@@zaurukraus9296 Western Media is free Media, it constantly covers stories everywhere.

[@SR67.]

@@dsdgdsfegfegno it isn’t lol

[@hnin7705]

Thank you BBC this is what sets you apart!

[@henryheinminlatt8149]

Thanks millions for your video BBC🎉.

[@TamilBUJI]

உங்களின் விடுதலைக்கு எமது தமிழ் இனம் எப்போதும் துணை நிற்கும்

[@hourbee5535]

From the sea to the sea Burma will be free

[@ilirajeti4207]

😂😂😂

[@squad0177]

​@ijumpjudy8 imagine spending your limited time online role-playing an Indian. Your an embarrassment

[@danielwhyatt3278]

Here here

[@hendrikmarantika528]

free Palestine,, free new caledonia

[@ilirajeti4207]

@@hendrikmarantika528 🤣😂😅

[@billbonson7300]

doesnt help but I'm wishing you the best Myanmar, strength in unity

[@daddy9267]

I pray that all my Myanmar friends and their families stay safe, and I hope a lasting peace is found for all peoples of Myanmar so they can walk forward together in harmony.

[@PeaceForEveryone99]

Long live to this youngsters who risked their lives for their freedom and democracy against the MILITARY REGIME, this youngsters who they called rebels are true heroes, and true freedom fights, who fights for their rights, their freedom. SUPPORT FROM philippines

[@MalekMahfouz-ej6ni]

We should call RAMBO to help coz he knows that place very well

[@nKqvfWcaaZx]

call him now! Since its your idea.

[@mikethemechanic7395]

Arnold and Chuck can help out also.

[@albertbala3235]

I don't want to laugh 😑

[@ianhines2302]

I forgot Rambo 4 was set in Myanmar

[@al28854]

rambo is too busy living inside that hole in the ground under his barn at his family's estate in the middle of 'flyover' country and enjoying his retirement, and aging in his late 70s.

[@zhimomizhimomizhimomi583]

Thanks for news update.. 🙏🙏🙏

[@gokullimbu62]

Good work! Great to see real journalists at work!

[@Chuckina_]

Praying for these warriors 🙏🙏🙏

[@ratnalimbu1357]

Real news from the frontlines and danger zones bravo!👏

[@thethat848]

Thank you for news🙏 .Pray for Myanmar peoples🙏. Fright for Democracy young peoples. # SAE MYANMAR🇲🇲

[@snowwhite2146]

Many thanks for the excellent report.

[@betgovrin]

The British public obsessed with Israel, that's why we don't hear about it.

[@icu17siberia]

we don't hear about it because its not European and not a colony

[@christerry1773]

the British? Lol have you watched American media in the last 6 months!

[@CPL-team]

Maybe

[@Skygrey2943]

It has been covered on the world service.

[@CPL-team]

@@Skygrey2943

[@charliebrown6590]

Salud from LA❤

[@mcfcguvnors]

amazing how they used 2 canoes sideways to get that vehicle over the water , ingenious & all from plants & trees

[@gregorius4648]

"The world only care about Palestine and Ukraine but not us"

[@abumahmoud9845]

Whatever it is injustice will never sustain for long

[@Monika77ful]

History suggests otherwise. Even now there are more nondemocratic countrys than democratic countrys. And the fact that even in the democratic countrys the rights of women are not equal to men showes that for now injustice is the standard.

[@minus1123]

i am telling you, this journalist is single.

[@okay377]

This guy took camera man never die to a whole new level Respect to you sir for risking your life just to show us whats really going on inside

[@WowBlankpage]

crazy this is the first time i’ve seen western media talk about the Myanmar civil war despite the conflict being really old, Nice job BBC news GOLDEN star for you guys

[@arctech6169]

Yes, a freah wave of refugees for the west. Lucky us

[@WowBlankpage]

@@arctech6169what are you on about? The major country this affects is Thailand lol

[@WowBlankpage]

Not saying that I welcome refugees to the west though. we’ve got enough already

[@adriancardenas5860]

@@arctech6169 just say you are racist and be done with it

[@Ponen77]

​@@arctech6169nahh refugees are going into neighbouring countries, though India is officially siding with the Myanmar Junta so that's a sticky issue. Both Myanmarese civilians and troops regularly flee into India, Mizoram has deep ethnic ties to Myanmar and has done much to take in the refugees while at the same time they send back the Myanmarese troops, from what I have been told the junta soldiers are not exactly liked by the Mizos and are usually housed at the Assam rifle camps.

[@hart6127]

Thank BBC❤❤❤❤

[@HarrySmith-hr2iv]

BBC is an arm of the corrupt UK Government. They are worth nothing.

[@jhgftu4736]

❤ PEOPLE OG MYANMMAR UNITE AND FORM A STRONG DEMOCRATIC GOVT

[@bangsarmy1]

Hats off to this journalist and his team. This is bravery and courage at work. Thank you

[@user-nd2sk9nk1j]

I have Myanmar friend and yes he asked me to spread this news too about there country and he asked me pray for them

[@igorsrecords5185]

Your Filipino brothers and Sisters did not forget. Praying for democracy in Myanmar.

[@zawgyi1506]

Thank you so much 🙏🙏

[@user-to7wr6yk1e]

❤❤❤❤

[@thuralinthant5965]

finally, It arrived on bbc news!!!

[@Hdieieoeiekkee8824]

😢

[@alexhamilton4368]

These people need help! I’m not into war but when your fighting for your freedom then it’s a different story altogether ❤❤❤

[@NarNar-44129]

Thank you very much BBC for the frontline war reporting

[@xyz1415]

4:03 We haven't. Stay strong ASEAN brother.🤝

[@Honestry_]

4:05 i honestly agree with him. The USA and many European countries have focused on Ukraine and Israel while other countries are unfortunately going through chaos that many world leaders are simply to unfocused about. Sad reality

[@deepsengtk4017]

I hope the people of Myanmar find peace and an end to the civil war soon. It's heartbreaking to see them suffer so much. I live near the border, so I've seen their struggles firsthand.

[@jaedenb3795]

Soon Myanmar shall be free from brutal dictatorship and apartheid #savemyanmar

[@theresatano735]

Keep safe Mr journalist and your group.. JESUS PROTECT YOU

[@chy122]

Thanks BBC❤❤❤❤

[@user-ch2vc4nr1g]

Thank you for bringing this news!

[@LoserGopher]

"I feel like the world has forgotten us" that must hurt.

[@kingslayya6876]

this has been going on for years but only now is gaining headlines..

[@daddy9267]

nope, its had headlines for years, go research a bit more.

[@chrisl9934]

It's precisely because it's been going on for decades hence people stopped reporting about it because of the lack of progress. Also because this civil war does not concern the Western powers too much.

[@TheTeodorsoldierabvb]

@@daddy9267 Nothing to steal there, so nobody cares, it seems

[@theresatano735]

GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU..

[@ciarankelly4338]

Been to Myanmar many years ago and lovely people- such a tragedy today and wish for peaceful outcome!

[@oooooooooooooooooo]

It's sad that nobody in the world is shouting free free Myanmar.

[@ClassifiedUnit-135]

Because Buddhists don't waste time crying victim. They take action.

[@unesoe1476]

Thanks BBC n Karenipdf

[@WaiYanYanOo]

❤❤❤❤😊

[@lamchan-8859]

In isreal they call rebels are terrorist but in myanmar they call them hero 😂

[@Night_Lurker]

Finally, a good journalist that actually cares and risks life or limb for the truth.

[@mosesthantzin]

Thanks for revealing about the ground situation in Karenni State

[@NgJackal1990]

LoL they actually played the warrior song for American military🤣in their graduation ceremony.

[@cielvalentine016]

Wait you notice? 😂

[@georgethomas6744]

I pray for these people frequently. Watch the coverage on NHK News. A single person's prayer leads others to pray also. It's the most powerful thing around. Praying also for Taiwan, South Korea , Ukraine the Middle East and United States. Peoples lives and freedom are at stake. Again you are not forgotten.

[@ServerJalan]

The name Humanity ", free...free Myanmar 😢🇲🇲🇲🇲

[@lexjansenio2933]

Broke me down when the soldier said in broken English that the rest of the world has forgotten about us…

[@susumyn]

#save Myanmar 😢😢

[@aalwayslucky428]

These soldier are educated they speak proper English

[@Nathan7Anderson]

Prayers for all brothers in Myanmar

[@sashabanks5219]

We are still fighting against the injustice. Some of my friends have died in war and some are still in prison.