Understanding The Map

The map serves as a rough guide to the different conflict areas, displaced peoples, rebel groups and their territories.

The situation is extremely fluid and hard to define. As such, the map should be considered as more of an illustrative aid, rather than a specific outline.

Stronghold:

Areas in which rebel groups operate freely without interference from the Burma government.

Light Control:

Areas in which rebel groups have influence but not all out control. These areas are explicitly controlled by the Burma Government but rebel groups may recruit, conduct military operations, collect taxes and provide basic government services. Degrees of light control vary greatly from area to area.

Conflict History

The conflict in Burma is the longest running civil war in the world, with some exceptions, the divides are primarily down ethnic lines.

Ethnic regions consistently suffer from the highest rates of poverty and lack of National government services. There is also a long running history of land confiscation, denial of basic human rights, violent abuse, preventions of cultural practices, political disenfranchisement, theft, forced labour and war crimes perpetrated against civilians.

Armed rebel groups also have a long history of fighting one another.