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Myanmar Resistance Leader Claims Majority Control Over Territory
- Shadow government hopes to bring fight to urban strongholds
- Trajectory of conflict may not change even if Suu Kyi released

Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyidaw in January.Source: AFP/Getty Images
By Bloomberg News
September 29, 2023 at 4:02 PM GMT+8
The acting leader of Myanmar’s government-in-exile said resistance forces are in control of about 60% of the country’s territory and poised to threaten the ruling junta in key strongholds as fighting rages across the Southeast Asian nation.
Violence has intensified in Myanmar as the military led by Min Aung Hlaing, facing a crumbling economy and growing signs of dissent within his regime, struggles to keep up with a multi-front conflict from several armed ethnic groups.
A shadow government allied with ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and formed after the 2021 coup, along with other armed ethnic groups, have been ramping up ground attacks with an eye on new military operations, including near the capital city of Naypyidaw.