Myanmar’s Junta Regains Ground Against Rebels

Myanmar’s Junta Regains Ground Against Rebels

By: David Scott MathiesonSlowly but surely, Myanmar’s rebranded junta, the State Security and Peace Commission (SSPC), is grinding down the resistance forces in a multi-pronged offensive to take back territory lost to the rebels in their late 2023 drive, dubbed Operation 1027. Bolstered by diplomatic and military aid by Beijing out of fear of a Syria-style meltdown on China’s border, military units of the Myanmar army, known as the Tatmadaw, hav…