Shafaqna Pakistan: More than 100,000 people have been killed in Myanmar since the military coup five years ago plunged the country into civil war, according to a conflict monitoring group.
The military seized power in February 2021 by overthrowing the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, detaining the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and bringing an end to Myanmar’s decade-long democratic transition.
Security forces violently suppressed nationwide anti-coup protests, prompting many activists to leave urban areas and join pro-democracy armed groups. These forces have since fought alongside
There have been 100,114 conflict-related fatalities since the coup, according to the latest data from monitoring group Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED), which tallies media reports of violence.
There is no official toll and estimates vary widely, but analysts regard the half-decade civil war as Asia’s deadliest active conflict.
“The pain is just endless,” said 49-year-old Thein Aye Nu, whose husband was killed in an airstrike in the western state of Rakhine last month.
“I am so deeply resentful and very angry. But I don’t even know who to be angry at anymore. I just have to console myself by accepting it as fate.”
Source: Dunya News
