From the New York Times, I'm Catron Benhold. This is the Daily.

Mienmar is home to one of the deadliest most intractable civil wars on the planet,

but something new and remarkable is happening.

An unusual wave of young people from the cities,

including students, poets, baristas,

have joined the country's rebel militias.

This coalition is now making startling gains against Myanmar's military dictatorship.

Today, my colleague Hanna Beach takes us inside this surprising resistance movement. It's Monday, June 24th.

It's Monday, June 24th.

Hannah, you've been covering a war that is barely getting any attention in the world. We hear a lot about Gaza and Ukraine, but you've been covering this war in Myanmar.

And now, three years in, something is shifting in a really unexpected way.

Tell us what's happening.

I think when we imagine a civil war in Southeast Asia, we expect, I don't know,

guerrillas in combat fatigues, fighting in the jungle,

and yes, you do have those long-time rebel fighters, but what's happening now is that these

veteran soldiers have partnered with the new and exciting force,

which is young people from the cities

who have joined together with these old guys

and they've decided to fight the good fight

for an ideal called democracy.

And remarkably, three years after the Civil War began,

they're starting to win.

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