"Since the February 1st, 2021 coup d’état in Myanmar, the country has become engulfed in a rapidly escalating civil war as the pro-democracy movement picked up arms in conjunction with several longstanding ethnic armed organizations to challenge the military junta’s control over the country. In little over a year, the conflict has spread across half a dozen distinct theaters, destabilizing military rule in many places, and resulted in widespread violence and devastation in Myanmar as the junta deployed indiscriminate violence against its opponents. Yet, the determined anti-junta resistance gained substantial momentum and now fields an impressive number of enthusiastic volunteers that stand poised to continue fighting indefinitely. Challenges remain, however, most notably in the pro-democracy forces’ lack of centralized command and equipment..."