Although the perceived or perceivable level of intensity of fighting, such as what many see through media, may have wound down since about mid 2022 in the region, fighting, shelling, jailing of journalists, and other forms of challenges against human comforts, has persisted.
It has been known for epochs before it happened, that at some point in the timeline of mankind, individuals and groups dressed in monk gear and robes claiming to be monks, have 'agendas', for instance a stance on a political issue, removed and separate from the true agendas of true monks.
Key words/terms to consider knowing as it relates to the crisis today, January 2024:
- KIA
- Kachin Independence Army
- Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army
- Junta
- CDF-Mara chapter
- National Unity Government of Myanmar (NUG)
- Chinland Council
- Arakan Army
- Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army
- United League of Arakan (ULA)
- Palaung State Liberation Front (PSLF)
- Tatmadaw
- Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA)
- Three Brotherhood Alliance
- Frequent jailing of journalists
- MaBaTha
- anti-Muslim 969
