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Al Jazeera
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Lorcan Lovett

Could an earthquake shift the balance in Myanmar’s civil war?

A soldier from the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) patrols in a vehicle beside an area destroyed by an air strike in Myawaddy, a town under KNLA control, on April 15, 2024 [Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters]

Bangkok, Thailand – As Myanmar slowly recovers from the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that killed thousands in March, an even greater catastrophe continues to shape the nation’s future – this one man-made.

Myanmar remains gripped by a civil war and after four years of fighting the military regime finds itself increasingly encircled.

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