Members of the Peacock Generation activist troupe, some of whom are wearing the uniforms of People's Defence Force fighters, wave student union flags during a traditional Thangyat performance in Kayin State in April last year. (AFP)

Students of war: Myanmar’s potent but fractured student movement takes up arms

While students led previous uprisings against military rule, they have joined the ranks of today’s resistance war in a more supporting role, as members of an array of ideologically diverse groups – including a resurgent communist army.

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