Residents of a village in Sagaing Region hand flowers to resistance fighters on August 16, 2022. (AFP)

Taking towns: A turning point in Myanmar’s war?

The resistance has seized a series of towns in recent months, marking a clear escalation in the war to overthrow the military regime, but questions remain about the viability of the strategy.

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