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Myanmar Civil War

Myanmar · Since 2021

WOR SEVERITY INDEX
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LATEST DEVELOPMENT

Trump ally Roger Stone condemned for providing lobbying services to Myanmar’s military junta

Stone being paid $50,000 a month to ‘rebuild’ relations between Washington and Myanmar’s military-backed government Myanmar’s leaders have been internationally isolated since seizing power in a coup in 2021 , and have repeatedly been <a href="https://www. Reporting via The Guardian. WOR continues to monitor the Myanmar conflict for further developments and severity changes.

WOR is monitoring the Myanmar conflict across all monitored international sources. Severity scoring updates every 5 minutes as new reporting arrives. For full background on this conflict, see the conflict profile below.

SOURCE: The Guardian

CONFLICT BACKGROUND

Armed resistance against the military junta (Tatmadaw) that seized power in February 2021 coup. Multiple ethnic armed organizations and the People's Defence Force (PDF) engaged in guerrilla and conventional operations.

ACTIVE PARTIES

  • Tatmadaw (Myanmar Military)
  • People's Defence Force
  • Three Brotherhood Alliance
  • Karen National Union

COUNTRY IMPACT

CountryImpact TypeSeverityDetails
ThailandRefugee influxHIGH200K+ refugees, border trade disruption, Mae Sot corridor pressure
ChinaEconomic spilloverHIGHBorder trade, infrastructure investment exposure (BRI projects), Kokang militia dynamics
IndiaRefugee influxMEDIUMMizoram state refugee influx, border security strain
BangladeshRefugee influxMEDIUMRohingya refugee compounding, border instability
ASEANDiplomatic tensionMEDIUMBloc credibility crisis, Five-Point Consensus failure
JapanEconomic spilloverLOWODA investment losses, diplomatic pressure on junta

RECENT DISPATCHES

KEY FIGURES

CASUALTIES
50,000+ killed since 2021 coup
DISPLACED
2.6 million internally displaced
START DATE
February 2021
LAST UPDATED
May 18, 2026

DATA SOURCES

  • ACLED
  • AAPP Burma
  • UN Human Rights
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