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How Myanmar’s Military Razed Villages to Crush a Growing Resistance
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December 27, 2021

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Facing armed resistance after it seized power, the Myanmar military, known as the Tatmadaw, has escalated its use of force against civilians using tactics honed during past atrocities.

A Washington Post analysis of more than 300 videos and photos, some not previously made public, as well as satellite imagery, eyewitness accounts and military planning documents, reveals a premeditated campaign of arson and killing targeting civilians beginning in September.

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