# Myanmar Civil War (2021–present)

| Myanmar Civil War |
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| Part of the internal conflict in Myanmar |
|  Military situation as of 6 March 2026

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**Legend:**
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Tatmadaw and allies
* Tatmadaw and paramilitaries
  Karen National Army
  Pa-O National Army
  Zomi Revolutionary Army

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National Unity Government and allies
* People's Defence Force and allies
  Kachin Independence Army and allies
  Arakan Army
  Karen National Liberation Army and allies
  Karenni IEC resistance forces
  Chinland Council allies
  Chin Brotherhood Alliance
  Pa-O National Liberation Army
  Danu People's Liberation Army and allies
  Mon resistance

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Noncombatant ethnic armed organizations
* United Wa State Army
  Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army
  Ta'ang National Liberation Army
  Shan State Army (SSPP)
  Shan State Army (RCSS)
  National Democratic Alliance Army
  Mon National Liberation Army

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Other combatants
* Indian insurgent groups

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* For a detailed, accurate, up-to-date map, see here
* For a simplified map, see here
* For a list of engagements, see here
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| Date | 25 March 2021 – present (5 years, 2 months, 3 weeks and 5 days) |
| Location | Myanmar (with spillover in neighbouring countries) |
| Status |
Ongoing |
| Territorial changes | * Tatmadaw's stable control drops to between 72–220 out of 330 townships, though continues to control most major population centers
* 96 towns captured by anti-Tatmadaw forces, including fifteen district-level or higher towns (as of 1 December 2025)
* Several regional administrations declared, including the State of Chinland and the Karenni State Interim Executive Council
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| Belligerents |
| * **National Unity Government**
	+ People's Defence Force

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Allied ethnic armed organisations
* + - **Northern Alliance Kachin Independence Army
			* **Brotherhood Alliance**
				+ Arakan Army
				+ Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army
				+ Ta'ang National Liberation Army
		- **4K Coalition Karen National Liberation Army
			* Karenni Army
			* Karenni National People's Liberation Front (since 2023)
			* Karenni Nationalities Defence Force
		- Chinland Council
			* Chin National Army
			* Chinland Defence Force
		- Chin Brotherhood Alliance
			* Chin National Defence Force
			* Chin People's Army
			* Zoland Defence Force
		- Spring Revolution Alliance
		- Pa-O National Liberation Army (since 2024)
		- Smaller ethnic armed organisations

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Other organisations
* + - All Burma Students' Democratic Front
		- People's Liberation Army (Myanmar)
		- Anti-Fascist Internationalist Front
		- Small independent anti-SAC guerrilla groups
 | * **Tatmadaw and allies**
	+ Tatmadaw
		- Myanmar Army
			* Border Guard Forces
		- Myanmar Air Force
		- Myanmar Navy
		- Myanmar Police Force
		- Myanmar Police Force
			* Border Guard Police
	+ Pyusawhti militias
	+ Thway Thout

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Aligned ethnic armed organisations
* + - Arakan Liberation Army
		- Pa-O National Army
		- Karen National Army
		- Shanni Nationalities Army
		- Zomi Revolutionary Army
		- Wuyang People's Militia
		- Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army
		- Rohingya Solidarity Organisation
		- Smaller pro-SAC ethnic armed organisations
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| Commanders and leaders |
| * Duwa Lashi La
* Mahn Win Khaing Than
* Yee Mon
* Khun Bedu
* Peng Daxun
* Tar Bone Kyaw
* Twan Mrat Naing
* Htang Gam Shawng
* Padoh Kwe Htoo Win
* Tun Kyaw
* Maung Saungkha
* Pu Zing Cung
* Khun Thurein
* Sao Pan Pha
* Nai Banyar Lel
* Than Khe
* Po Than Gyaung
* Bo Nagar
 | * Min Aung Hlaing
* Soe Win
* Tin Aung San
* Yar Pyae
* Ni Lin Aung
* Aung Lin Dwe
* Aung Kham Hti
* Saw Chit Thu
* Sao Meim Liam
* U Shwe Min **† Zahkung Ting Ying
* Ataullah abu Ammar Jununi (POW)
* Ko Ko Linn
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| Strength |
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100,000 (PDF, February 2024 estimate) and more than 100,000 (LDF and allied ethnic armed organisations, EAOs) | * Volunteers:
estimates vary, from 70,000 to 201,000
* Draftees:
~50,000
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| Casualties and losses |
| * 89,200+ total killed (per ACLED, 1 Jan 2026)
* 6,087 civilians killed & 28,051 arrested (per AAPP, 31 Dec 2024)
* 3,206,800 – 3,484,300 internally displaced & 176,000-182,000 refugees (per United Nations, 20 Dec 2024)
* 83,746 civilian properties estimated burnt or destroyed since February 2022 (per Data for Myanmar, 14 April 2024)
* 440 houses and buildings sealed off by the SAC (per AAPP, February 2022)
* 2 killed & 17 injured inside Bangladesh as part of spillover
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The **Myanmar Civil War** (Burmese:၂၀၂၁-၂၀၂၃ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ပြည်သူ့ခုခံတွန်းလှန်စစ်), also known as the **Myanmar Spring Revolution** and the **People's War of Defense**, is an ongoing civil war began after various unrests in Myanmar which escalated after the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état and later its political violence during the Myanmar protests from 2021 onwards.