Almost three years on from its bloody coup, Myanmar’s military junta is facing the biggest threat to its hold on power. Myanmar’s rebel groups have joined forces, inflicting one defeat after another on the Myanmar army in different parts of the country. Rebels are seizing tanks, rocket launchers and other arms and ammunition and their rapid advances have left the junta struggling. Three key ethnic rebel groups active in Shan State have spearheaded what’s dubbed Operation 1027, referring to the d