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DW spoke with an armed group in Chin state that includes Buddhists and Christians who said they left civilian life to free Myanmar from the junta's grip on power.

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[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 2 points 11 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Young fighters with the "Chinland Defense Forces" pack the floor of a tarpaulin-walled room at their mountain base on a Saturday evening, chanting over Buddhist texts illuminated by candles and smartphones.

The battalion's base in Myanmar's northeastern Chin state is cut into a mountainside overlooking the townships in the bordering Sagaing Region to the east.

A report by the United States Institute of Peace said junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has tried to position himself as a protector of Buddhism, making frequent public appearances with Buddhist leaders.

In the valley below CDF-KKG's mountain base, near the junta-controlled city of Kale, a bare wooden boarding school no longer welcomes students, but a steady stream of resistance fighters.

He explained his ideal Myanmar would be a country that supports equal treatment of all ethnic groups and religions, freedom of speech and economic opportunity.

In the cool mountain air of the camp, Sin Bout strums his acoustic guitar and sings songs of revolution he wrote about the struggle for a free Myanmar.


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