Myanmar

The civil war that followed the coup of 1 February 2021

statusarmed conflictsince2021-02-01partyMyanmar armed forcespartyNational Unity GovernmentpartyEthnic armed organisationscountryMMRcountryTHA
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Framing

as of 2026-09-07 · sources below

The military seized power on 1 February 2021, annulling the 2020 election. Protest turned into armed resistance, and newly formed People's Defence Forces fought alongside ethnic armed organisations that had been in conflict with the state for decades. By 2024 the resistance held territory in Rakhine, Shan, Kachin, Karen and Chin. Fighting has driven displacement inside the country and across the Thai border, and the 2025 Sagaing earthquake struck areas already under conflict.

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Displacement

IDMC GIDD — conflict-driven, as published
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Two different counts. “Still displaced” is the stock IDMC records at year end; “newly displaced” is the flow during that year. The flow can exceed the stock when people return within the year, which is what Russia’s figures show.

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