In brief
Burma war escalates, 200,000 displaced in one month
Armed movements of stateless peoples take part in offensive against military dictatorship
Burma’s war pits the ruling army, or Tatmadaw, against a coalition of groups under the National Unity Government (NUG), which brings together parties and elected members of the democratic government and parliament overthrown by the 2021 and unelected
NUG spokesman Kyaw Zaw says that the coalition “is staging coordinated attacks across the country” and believes it is possible to advance to the capital, Rangoon.