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As the civil war in Myanmar enters its 66th month, the death toll from the conflict has surpassed 100,000, according to new data.
The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), an international non-profit research organization, reported on Wednesday (local time) that the total number of conflict-related deaths across all factions has reached 100,114 since the military coup in February 2021.
Given the limited access for the media in war-torn Myanmar, experts suggest that the actual number of casualties may be even higher.
There is currently no official casualty count provided by the Myanmar government or other authorities, and estimates vary widely.
However, AFP reported that experts consider the civil war in Myanmar to be the deadliest armed conflict in Asia in recent times.
ACLED noted that the scale of casualties in the Myanmar civil war last year was the second highest in the world, following the conflict in the Gaza Strip and other Palestinian territories.
The United Nations has also assessed that the civil war has displaced more than 3.7 million people, with over one in five people facing severe food insecurity.
The civil war in Myanmar has evolved into a complex conflict involving the military junta, the People's Defense Force (PDF) under the National Unity Government (NUG)—the shadow government representing the democratic camp—and numerous ethnic and regional armed groups, such as the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), the Arakan Army (AA), and the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA).
ACLED described the conflict as the world's most fragmented armed struggle, noting that there are approximately 1,200 armed groups involved in the Myanmar civil war.
(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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