The Watermelons: Soldiers spying for pro-democracy rebels - BBC World Service Documentary

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[@watchwithME87]

Praying that Myanmar receives its proper freedom it deserves. With love from your neighbor: The Philippines

[@tonyatgoogle6076]

It amazes me how the Filipino managed to vote in the son of a former corrupt tyrant as their leader. I guess Filipinos have the freedom to be poor.

[@Noname123rr]

There is no freedom.. this is Western chocolate. Why mymmar and whole those northeast act is because of west drug business/weapons. This is more than 50 year history. All this nonsense started because of china+usa/west

[@wisdombites3586]

If bbc says there is a problem, believe there is no problem. BBC is a big fat lier

[@Darth_Diddious]

Myanmar will stay in war because its Chinas puppet state, they fund both sides and take minerals from rebel controlled areas.

[@HermitInMandalay]

Thank you so much with love from Burma.❤️

[@teenytinyT]

All of these interviewees sound so calm, gentle and intelligent that I almost forget they are amidst a war. Praying that peace returns to Myanmar soon

[@Playerone1287]

Yeah these mayanmar rebel fighters are so different from other rebel fighters around the world, they're so calm humble, not feeling powerful holding a weapon and getting aggressive unnecessarily, they all seem so nice Mayanmar rebels = best rebels of history

[@Zeroknight34]

@@Playerone1287 Mayanmar rebel are dealing a deck that is stack against them with no support from the international community. Only bills and sanctions against the government that means zero jack to the rebels. It's one of the reasons why I have zero respect towards the US Government, the Mayanmar people have suffered a lot.

[@nopenopenope1744]

Because they’re all civilians who are used to live ordinary lives. The guys in the video all look ‘smart’, meaning, roughly, well-mannered. Meanwhile, on the junta side, some soldiers and police brag about slicing people’s stomachs

[@josiezaldivar368]

My husband was an expat in Yangon, Myanmar before the military took control. It was a peaceful, laid back country where people can be themselves. We hope to see Myanmar in its democratic state again.

[@talijamir5395]

What is expat? May I know

[@josiezaldivar368]

A person who resides in another country away from his country of citizenship. (Sometimes, it is job assignment).

[@joeyni02]

It's immigrant I think​@@talijamir5395

[@kyawminnlwin6788]

Thaks a lot BBC team.

[@christopherLhungdim]

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[@catc8927]

Thank you for paying attention to an otherwise neglected conflict in Myanmar. I am in awe of the courage of Daeva and his fighters. May their sacrifices lead to the free and peaceful Myanmar of their dreams.

[@silverianjannvs5315]

It's a minorities & tribals based rebellion, no national goals.

[@jimnam4444]

How was your democracy campaign in the middle east?

[@Rose-jr4tx]

I'm so glad Myanmar is getting media attention again. I'm sorry to hear what's going on in Myanmar. Myanmar is a beautiful country with wonderful, welcoming people. I wish they could find peace. ☮✌

[@oddfellow1114]

Peace and love in this holiday season!

[@oddfellow1114]

Remember, there's hardly any Muslim, Hindu or Christian in Burma up until Anglo British Colonialism. I suppose it's fair to say that many of these tragedies that the nation is facing today, such as racial, ethnic and religious conflicts, started with Colonialism. Here's my suggestion.. Why not Myanmar's Muslim, Hindu and Christian population, if they wish, move to a place like Anglo Colonized vast bountiful Australia/New Zealand in the Asia-Pacific region? After all, these are Asia-Pacific lands looted from Native Asians-Pacific people. Once again, ginormous resourceful Australia & New Zealand in the Asia-Pacific region are Asia-Pacific lands looted from Native Asians-Pacific people.

[@peggysue5025]

@@oddfellow1114 By the way, I feel for the refugees and civilians displaced by the bloody civil war. In my humble opinion, refugees, displaced civilians and others 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. 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. Colonialism and Colonization are evil things done by evildoers. 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? 🤷

[@Rose-jr4tx]

@@oddfellow1114 Colonialism and Colonization are evil things done by evildoers. 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? 🤷

[@Rose-jr4tx]

@@oddfellow1114 For centuries, here in the Asia-Pacific region, the vast majority of the population in vast bountiful resourceful Australia & New Zealand, tens of millions of Europeans were from all over Europe brought in over to the Asia-Pacific, the motherland of Native Asian-Pacific people. 🤷

[@Shuvorgaan]

I'm from your neighbouring country Bangladesh. Wishing Myanmar will become a democratic country soon. 🇧🇩 🤝🇲🇲

[@wisdombites3586]

You want Mynmar to be like Middle East ? Mynmar is fine . Rather hope Bangladesh will not prosecute Buddhists and Hindus

[@Shuvorgaan]

@@wisdombites3586 Man why are you full of hatredness? If they were fine why did the military junta coup against a weakly democratic government? And funny thing you mentioned prosecution. Millions of Rohingya flooding from your country. Neither Hindus nor Buddhist people flooded like that from Bangladesh.

[@Wanghka]

​@@wisdombites3586true...

[@sadat_41]

@@wisdombites3586If they are "fine", why are they in a civil war?

[@PutiPuti-o6v]

​@@sadat_41 because they don't like Bangladesh ,!

[@acmelka]

Freedom for Myanmar!

[@alvinjonas1096]

Burma* The name "Myanmar" was given by a military government.

[@Aria-cd6dq]

I've visited Myanmar which is an absolutely beautiful country. The people there are honest, friendly and helpful. I hope Myanmar manages to sort things out. Peace and prosperity to long suffering Myanmar people! 🙏🏻🙏🏽🙏🤷

[@Yadayadayada-su7wo]

My thoughts and prayers go out to all in Myanmar! 🙏🏻

[@doubtingthomas9612]

PEACE!

[@avonord]

Same. Been there before the coup. Some wonderful places like Bagan and Inle Lake

[@Vaultboyfromfallout]

Note to foreigners. Not all people here are friendly. Some will take advantage of you. I will scam you if I caught you lackin 🤑

[@VayapayamNair]

​@@Vaultboyfromfallout No wonder ur people cross into my country(India) and Thailand.

[@elelelel3313]

I believe unconditionally that in the end we will win. With the love of our heroes who died in revolutionary battles for our democracy and for our next generation . The discrimination of today's world, which is watching injustice we will always remember.😑

[@theycallmeatz685]

Praying Myanmar for Peace and Democracy.

[@wisdombites3586]

Worry about Gaza genocide that UN has confirmed - supported by the western media like bbc

[@ksam545]

Doesn't this exposé put them in further danger, though?

[@somaelselino7627]

The military already knows there are spies among them. They just don't know who.

[@holos1345]

its a psyop, when the junta officers see this theyll be paranoid AF

[@brustershino7601]

They know but they cant do anything about it. Now they are arresting normal ppl for the Military recuit.which means more spies in Junta Army.

[@anthonysbliss]

maybe they intentionally avoided detectable areas. wht abt weakening the enemies' spirits strategically with this vid. they will def see this when it s aired.

[@buddyblris3094]

The amount of spies is so much that it's practically impossible to expose them. Some even believes high ranking officers are also included. They just can't run away from military that they chose to be informers instead. Every secret orders from the junta is leaked to the rebels and the pro democracy medias. And there's no way they can detect up to this point

[@PhilipJohnson-x5e]

More than 95% of myanmar people want democratic rule. The only reason the Junta regime still survives is because of China and Russia military supports!

[@InSearchOfSin]

@@bonn9730your wife told him.

[@romerojohnny4040]

This BBC report, I'm watching from USA and very glad that you guys are alive and safe. Merry Christmas to Y'all and Be Safe !!

[@soewin9784]

Watermelon 🍉. Watermelons are at all levels, in everywhere including those disguise as Pyu militias, Pyu monks. Watermelon units are keys 🗝️ for success. Highly intelligent GZs.

[@lamarodom420]

Great reporting, keep it up! Long live democracy in Myanmar !

[@linkinkaung5763]

Our victory is closer and closer

[@amanfromburma]

Our days are getting closer and closer. Salute to all our fallen heroes and brave revolutionary Armed Forces

[@GuGueWintNaing]

Thanks for letting the world know about what is happening in Myanmar. ❤ thanks a lot bbc❤️

[@rachaelbarat8460]

How brave they are. When will the military understand that they cannot continue. When it folds only the top soldiers escape, those on the other levels are left with disgrace and ruin

[@royo50]

These kinds of documentaries are very important, especially for transitional justice.

[@alienfromgyo8938]

Thanks for describing forgotten war

[@hiABXD19]

Thanks BBC I am Myanmar

[@wballer479]

Assad will soon have a new neighbour in moscow

[@shinthanttinzaw7864]

We won’t let Min Aung Hlaing escape like Assad did

[@wisdombites3586]

Biden will have new neighbors from Korea and Germany 😂

[@bonn9730]

The fok did Russia and Assad do to Myanmar? Why are u always blaming Russia & Arabs for the problem of the world

[@gurjotss98]

I think he will run to china not Russia

[@perrycheong1058]

​@@bonn9730 He means that the Burmese junta dictator might probably escape to Moscow when his regime falls, because his regime is backed by Russia (and China).

[@civonylord]

May All our Brave Fighters Be Safe And Prosper!!!👏👏👏👏🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@Bundaaa9004]

Thanks a lot BBC, for reporting this part of the world. I hope they will get their freedom soon.

[@Elizabeth-qb6hx]

In watermelons we trust ❤️

[@Kaskfui892]

I am really grateful for this news.I want BBC and other news channels to pay great attention to the situations in Myanmar. The brutal military is killing innocent people every day and recruiting every young person, even those under the age of 18.The real situation is more terrible than anyone can think of.

[@wisdombites3586]

BBC the media who lies about Gaza genocide and ukriane war and who said there was wmd in Iraq 😂

[@worfoz]

@@wisdombites3586 500,000+ killed in Syria - silence. 377,000+ killed in Yemen - silence. 5,400,000+ killed in Congo - silence. 236,000+ killed in Afghanistan - silence. 500,000+ killed in Sudan - silence. 300,000+ killed in Iraq - silence. 350,000+ killed in Nigeria - silence. Muslims: 🤣

[@Peter-j4y2n]

​@@wisdombites3586It's your option.

[@winhtetaung6375]

I'm from Myanmar and Burmese 😌😌

[@primordial1675]

Ew 🤢🤢🤮

[@TeumeOne]

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[@aungkyawmin3691]

Anything wrong?​@@primordial1675

[@phoela-o8u]

​@@primordial1675bot?

[@catlovers-cm1wo]

i had a qs , are Burmese really allergic to Rohingyas ??

[@syarfjehan7202]

I pray for a better future for Myanmar

[@civonylord]

May all our Brave Heroes Watermelons be Safe. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻👏👏👏👏

[@wailinnkyaw5334]

The world has ignored Myanmar😢

[@foxmohshe]

it's vital to involve as watermelon unit in later chapters

[@markpayton3895]

Thank you BBC! Very nice documentary on an interesting story inside Myanmar's fight for democracy that no others had covered!!

[@wisdombites3586]

BBC the media who said there was WMD in Iraq haha . No one believes in the propaganda media

[@AirWindStorm]

Thanks for covering Myanmar stories.

[@maybe138]

Thank you BBC❤

[@TauchTobi]

Free Myanmar! ❤

[@longtsasangtam572]

Hope democracy wins soon love from your neighbor Nagaland, india

[@alvinminn]

ဆန္ဒဝတော ကိံနာမ ကမ္မံ န သိဇ္ဈတိ၊ ဝီရိယဝတော ကိံနာမ ကမ္မံ န သိဇ္ဈတိ။ There is no failure in any work done with strong desire and diligence. ပြင်းပြသော ဆန္ဒ ဝီရိယနဲ့ ပြုလုပ်တဲ့ အလုပ်မှန်သမျှ မအောင်မြင်တာ မရှိ။

[@awiphe161]

Thank you so much BBC for uncovering the truth and informations❤️❤️ we will forever be grateful

[@earnestjaybayani3166]

Glory to the Democratic young people of Myanmar!!!

[@richiemochi]

Good luck to all the freedom fighters from farmers, students, teachers, entrepreneurs, businessmen, doctors, lawyers, women. Freedom is not free! Pray for a free Burma!

[@adamm3388]

well done BBC. Now,, can you ask what the gentleman in minute 3:16 is wearing?

[@shazibrabha9366]

My sincere prayers for the people of Myanmar who are bravely fighting for democracy from this power hungry army dictator 🙏💪.....but I am afraid isn't BBC coverage exposing democracy fighters tactics going to endangered the lives of this young fighter....

[@yamadakenji4143]

This is very encouraging. Good luck to the pro-democratic movement

[@siriphatfu2007]

Why watermelon ? What a lovely name.

[@Setsuna1]

The army is represented by green, nld by red. So green on the outside, red underneath.

[@Lux-505]

NLD (which is the frontline leader of non-violent democratic movement) use the Red as their color. The pro-army party USDP and army supporters use green as their color. So watermelon means he/she is pro-democracy inside but pro-military on the outside.

[@ShweMoeThe]

In other words, The revolutionary flag is red 🚩 & a white star on the upper left🇻🇳 , Military biased party used Green flag , hence the army = green 🪖 and the revolution = red 🚩, that is the meaning of watermelon spy 🍉

[@knowledgeringsstalkers1795]

India 🇮🇳 supports free and democratic people of Myanmar.

[@prism44-k3d]

These free democratic people's will cause more trouble as the so called " kukis " doing now....😅😅

[@winnaung1238]

If not mistaken he is the one saying sooner rather later willll take over Yangon the biggest city in Myanmar!!!

[@ManU-x2b4y]

အကြမ်းဖက် စစ်တပ် ကျရှုံးပါစေ

[@Wii_kii_wii_333]

Thansks for the news. Peopel will win surely.

[@loschurrerosphsouthwoods2439]

May you have your peace and freedom soon my myanmar brothers and sisters! Much love from the Philippines

[@myintmaung1]

Hi, BCC world. Thank you that your are presenting what's happening. But I would like you to present how myanmar people are experiencing in like economy, struggle to be alive, difficulties of bread winner, blocking human rights, how tamadaw is cruel to people and many more. Thank you again BBC.

[@carlossantillan4647]

While I realize that the footage contained in this video were probably taken months and even years before it was publushed; I am astonished at the amount of intelligence the BBC has made available to the Junta even with the blurring of images!! 😲

[@_Tony_02]

Thank you BBS news

[@sluglife9785]

Stellar reporting.

[@mountainman1164]

Should not have allowed BBC to get the information 😩😩

[@nutanrai4694]

Stop this bloodshed in the name of democracy and people’s fight ! People of Myanmar 🇲🇲 😢😢😢

[@Rosetheunsociablefrog]

The underrated bravest youths

[@colorcaoz]

Curious to know, who are providing ammos and other stuff to the rabbles ?

[@agentak7193]

they get it through the black market and is funded by the people

[@colorcaoz]

@ I understand that but interested to know if there are any countries backing the rabbles. It’s not that simple to fight against a stablished army.

[@agentak7193]

@@colorcaoz its that simple when the "stablished" army is full of uneducated people, 80% of the soldiers havent passed 9th grade

[@catlovers-cm1wo]

janta is suppoted by china , so its obvious that rebels are supported by USA

[@liyanbrukach8244]

History will remember these brave soldiers

[@saviom8166]

Well-made.

[@cold6488]

where do they get all those new m4's from? i saw a URG-I upper on a few of these guys m4's

[@trusttheprocess8167]

black market from Thailand

[@NawSiSiMaw]

Future myanmar army will has more watermelons bcos army force to join myanmar peoples .

[@paulie3015]

Question - Who's financially backing the rebels ?

[@user-yb4wx5ze6j]

So sad😢

[@jabeddh]

And here in the USA, people are fighting for freedom by buying a gun from Walmart, sitting on the sofa, watching Trump holding a cold beer and Dr. Peppers, and Ordering pizza online!

[@VayapayamNair]

Why should they fight tho. They already have a stable and free democracy.

[@jabeddh]

@ Still, they want to fight; I don't know whom they are fighting against, tho! 😄

[@MrNsoe]

@@VayapayamNairtrump aren’t fighting for democracy. Its money.

[@anarchist3551]

the revolution. the resistance. freedom for all people. 🇵🇸

[@mariatrinitymya8618]

To anyone from Myanmar who are reading this comment, I would like to say that even though our lives are tough and hard, we will obtain resilience after failure, strong bond among us, and more survival instinct. Here in Myanmar, you can't be so dumb living as a poor or middle class. Even the upper class struggle. So, don't give up and fight for your own goal. Know that there are many people who are suffering like you, and me. We are struggling but we will be able to see our motherland in peace.

[@mrhummingbirds]

Why BBC put them in dangerous

[@watchwithME87]

I don't think BBC will do that without permission. Surely, it was done in safety.

[@BBCWorldService]

Thank you, the identity and location of watermelons and their families have been carefully protected. The voices and names of all Watermelons have been changed for security.

[@drsickmyduck]

Alright! For those who are concerning about the watermelons’ safety, all the voices from voice messages are replaced with actors’.

[@AngasBatangasTV]

This documentary is endangering the lives of watermelons. I would just call them watermelons, but not to mention that they are from inside the military

[@BBCWorldService]

Thank you, the identity and location of watermelons and their families have been carefully protected. The voices and names of all Watermelons have been changed for security.

[@Playerone1287]

​@@BBCWorldServicebut you have revealed a lot as well like wife of a soldier who's pregnant

[@Sukha.28]

Myanmar 🇲🇲😢

[@dutchman-c4b]

Its sad that the world is not helping them, they fighting for freedom and democracy.😢

[@Yet-another-lisa]

Praying for Myanmer from the US.

[@lincolnyaco5626]

I wish the USA would support the pro-democracy forces in Burma. I can only offer my best wishes. Please stay strong, stay safe. I am from the USA where I sadly note that few are even aware of the conflict in Myanmar. The Media here seldom aknowleges it.

[@bonn9730]

Where do this rebels get their weapons? Just curious

[@cosmos4989]

Rebels become from people. They have their own money to buy weapons. It's not very difficult to buy weapons in Southeast Asia especially near the border of Thailand. Have you ever heard of the Golden Triangle Area? Weapons are available easily since the Vietnamese vs US war. Also, the rebels are young people who are educated, they can build their own factory which can produce light weapons. There is a factory.

[@Anonymous-z6r8g]

Am i a spy? I always watch "COCOMELON"

[@swmraj2119]

Bring back or Forward

[@eddynoerhamidy8826]

Indonesia bersuara utk military regime in Myanmar Stop pembunuhan rakyat kalian yg ingin menuntut demokrasi keadilan sosial bagi semua warga Myanmar

[@Llamadosalvaje]

FREEDOM 💪🏻✊🏻

[@rs355]

I hope Myanamar becomes a real democracy and also Rohingyas get back their statehood.

[@EudoxiaPistilli]

The leader of a country should solve domestic problems peacefully to ensure the survival and security of the people and the border countries.

[@Schdjgpghg]

You can't talk to a dictator with words, but weapons can.

[@kyawzwehtet7751]

They have tried to solve the problem for more than 70 years.

[@alvinjonas1096]

Tell me which dictator can talk without weapons ?

[@nayayelin-nk4hc]

မြန်မာ့ နွေဦးတော်လှန်ရေးရဲ့ အဖိုးတန် ဖရဲသီးများ အကြောင်း ဘီဘီစီ သမိုင်းမှတ်တမ်းရုပ်ရှင်

[@kwambai]

Why is violence so fascinating?

[@KhinMgThan-k3t]

also may be counter?

[@nuttynate797]

Seems dangerous to play the spies' voice on the phone

[@ShweMoeThe]

These are acting, not published real ones on social media 🙏 thx bro

[@terintiaflavius3349]

Doing war planning on zoom and cellphones seems not very secure.

[@maunglwin3842]

To be true that when I watch this I'm crying. Hope Our people free Soon from Junta.

[@joshmorris5322]

FREE MYANMAR 🇲🇲.

[@prism44-k3d]

So many groups in Myanmar....after the military regime....they will fight among themselves......😅😅😅😅

[@vr6569]

Is this arakan army

[@ritamoktan2065]

They shouldn't have revealed that, its not safe for watermelon.

[@thadarkyaw5323]

U shouldn't upload for their safety

[@invisiblewing2002]

Watermelon has two colors: Green and Red Green stands for military Red stands for democracy party - NLD If you see whole, it is green but inside is red color. Unless cut in half, you don't know who is the spies inside the military organization

[@1991Depa]

Please BBC take down this news as this will impose dangers to them.

[@BBCWorldService]

Thank you, the identity and location of watermelons and their families have been carefully protected. The voices and names of all Watermelons have been changed for security.

[@dnbdsj]

@@BBCWorldService but you are showing their faces ??????

[@seyijoseph3388]

@@BBCWorldService🤣🤣🤣

[@Goose7p]

​@@BBCWorldServicewhat about that drone footage of the river? It is easy to locate lakes and rivers.

[@wutyilin4288]

Military can impose dangers to Yangon watermelons because they can strict more and more in their area.

[@tottla3298]

Now they crossed to Manipur and destroying it.

[@Playerone1287]

Who's destroying what?

[@Kylo_Wyatt]

What happen in Myanmar?

[@Gyokuro_Ch.4801]

Civil War, and it started 3 years ago.

[@aungnaing2439]

Are you spying on People of Myanmar. These informations shouldn't be exposed on news.

[@Seinmoo-pi2oi]

Free Myanmar