It's been two years since the military junta in Myanmar seized power, ousting the country's democratically elected leaders in a coup d'état. Since February 1, 2021, widespread protests have raged around the country and a fierce opposition movement has formed. But the junta is brutally repressing dissent. One of their tools has been fire, used to burn down entire villages and cut off supplies to the resistance – and crush morale.
Fire, an extreme weapon of war used to burn down homes, supplies and storehouses of food, has been at the forefront of the conflict in Myanmar. Since the 2021 coup d'état, the military junta has used it as it's faced off against the resistance: the People’s Defence Forces and allied ethnic militias.
