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Bulletins and News Discussion from March 10th to March 16th, 2025 - The New World Struggles To Be Born; Now Is The Time Of Proxy Wars - COTW: Myanmar

Image is from Wikipedia's article on the war..

I've wanted to cover Myanmar for a while now but haven't had the needed knowledge to write much more than "This situation really sucks." After doing a little reading on the situation, I feel even more confused. A decent analogy is the Syrian Civil War, at least while Assad was in power (though it's still pretty true today) - many different opposition groups, some co-operating with the United States, others not. The main government supported partially by an anti-American superpower, but who could live with that government collapsing if there are deals to be made with the group coming into power. A conflict kept going and exploited at least partially by the United States and other imperial core powers, though with plenty of genuine domestic animosity and desires for political independence.

Recently, the Myanmar government - the mainstream media uses "junta", which is probably accurate despite the connotations - has promised elections at the end of 2025. This doesn't seem likely to happen, and even if it did, how this would work in a country as war-torn as Myanmar is unclear. The government is losing territory and soldiers at a quick pace; they now hold only 21% of the country, though that 21% does at least comprise many of the cities. It's difficult to get a handle on the number of people affected because civil wars and insurgencies have been ongoing in some shape or form for decades, but we're talking at least millions displaced and thousands of civilians killed.

Here's a comment by @TheGenderWitch@hexbear.net from fairly recently that covers the situation in Myanmar:

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  • Resumption of Ansarallah naval blockade on isntreal ::: spoiler Statement in Arabic بيانٌ صادرٌ عنِ القواتِ المسلحةِ اليمنية

    بسمِ اللهِ الرحمنِ الرحيمِ قال تعالى: { وَإِنۡ عُدتُّمۡ عُدۡنَاۚ وَجَعَلۡنَا جَهَنَّمَ لِلۡكَـٰفِرِینَ حَصِیرًا } صدق الله العظيم

    إسناداً وانتصاراً لمظلوميةِ الشعبِ الفلسطينيِّ ومجاهديهِ الأعزاءِ وبعدَ انتهاءِ المدةِ المحددةِ للمهلةِ التي منحها السيدُ القائدُ عبدُالملك بدرِالدين الحوثي يحفظه الله للوسطاءِ لدفعِ العدوِّ الإسرائيليِّ والضغط عليه لإعادةِ فتحِ المعابرِ وإدخالِ المساعداتِ إلى قطاعِ غزةَ ونظرا لعدمِ تمكنِ الوسطاءِ من تحقيقِ ذلك فإنَّ القواتِ المسلحةَ اليمنيةَ تؤكدُ على ما يلي:

    أولاً: استئنافُ حظرِ عبورِ كافةِ السُّفُنِ الإسرائيليةِ في منطقةِ العملياتِ المحددةِ بـالبحرينِ الأحمرِ والعربيِّ وكذلك بابُ المندبِ وخليجُ عدن.

    ثانياً: يبدأُ سريانُ هذا الحظرِ من ساعةِ إعلانِ هذا البيان.

    ثالثاً : إنَّ أيَّ سفينةٍ إسرائيليةٍ تحاولُ كسرَ هذا الحظرِ سوفَ تتعرضُ للاستهدافِ في منطقةِ العملياتِ المعلنِ عنها.

    رابعاً: يستمرُّ هذا الحظرُ حتى إعادةِ فتحِ المعابرِ إلى قطاعِ غزةَ ودخولِ المساعداتِ والاحتياجاتِ من الغذاءِ والدواءِ.

    تحيي القواتُ المسلحةُ اليمنية الشعبَ الفلسطينيَّ الصامدَ في قطاعِ غزةَ وكذلكَ في الضفةِ الغربيةِ وتؤكدُ أنَّها بعونِ اللهِ ستكونُ إلى جانبِ المقاومةِ الفلسطينيةِ الباسلة.

    واللهُ حسبُنا ونعمَ الوكيل، نعمَ المولى ونعمَ النصير

    عاشَ اليمنُ حراً عزيزاً مستقلاً والنصرُ لليمنِ ولكلِّ أحرارِ الأمة

    صنعاء 11 من رمضان 1446للهجرة الموافق للـ 11 مارس 2025م

    صادرٌ عنِ القواتِ المسلحةِ اليمنية :::

    In support of and triumphing for the oppressed Palestinian people and their Mujahideen, and following the expiration of the deadline granted by Sayyid Abdulmalik Badr al-Din al-Houthi (may Allah protect him) to mediators to pressure and persuade the Israeli enemy in order to reopen the crossings and allow back the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip, and given the mediators' inability to achieve this, the Yemeni Armed Forces affirm the following:

    First: Resuming the ban on the passage of all Israeli ships in the designated operations zone in both Red and Arabian Seas, as well as Bab al-mandab strait and the Gulf of Aden.

    Second: This ban shall take effect from the time this statement is issued.

    Third: Any Israeli ship attempting to violate this ban shall be targeted in the declared zone of ​​operations.

    Fourth: This ban shall continue until the crossings to the Gaza Strip are reopened and aid, food, and medicine are allowed in.

    The Yemeni Armed Forces salute the steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank and affirm that, with Allah's help, they will stand by the valiant Palestinian resistance.

    Sanaa, Ramadan 11, 1446 AH March 11, 2025 AD

    Issued by the Yemeni Armed Forces.

    http://t.me/army21ye

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