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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Myanmar junta facing existential threat un expert - The Untold Story

The junta came to power in the February 2021 coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's democratically elected government (Credit: AFP)

Myanmar's junta is already facing an "existential threat" but the world could help end its "nightmare" rule with coordinated sanctions, the UN special rapporteur on the country said Wednesday.

Mass casualties among junta forces, as well as defections, surrenders, and recruitment challenges have led to dwindling troop numbers, posing "an existential threat for the Myanmar military", said Tom Andrews.

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