{
  "id": "ACM-MMR-CIV",
  "slug": "myanmar-civil-war",
  "title": "The Myanmar Civil War",
  "url": "https://armedconflicts.org/myanmar-civil-war.html",
  "status": "Active",
  "intensity": "High",
  "region": "Southeast Asia",
  "type": "Civil war",
  "tracked_since": "2021",
  "revision": "2026-08-05",
  "sources": [
    "ACLED",
    "UCDP",
    "CFR Global Conflict Tracker"
  ],
  "locations": [
    {
      "name": "Naypyidaw",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 19.7633,
      "lon": 96.0785,
      "description": "Purpose-built administrative capital of Myanmar since 2005 and seat of the military-led government."
    },
    {
      "name": "Yangon",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 16.8409,
      "lon": 96.1735,
      "description": "Myanmar's largest city and commercial hub, a former capital retained as the country's principal port and business center."
    },
    {
      "name": "Mandalay",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 21.9588,
      "lon": 96.0891,
      "description": "Myanmar's second-largest city and a former royal capital in the central dry zone."
    },
    {
      "name": "Lashio",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 22.9331,
      "lon": 97.7522,
      "description": "Northern Shan State city and site of a regional military command headquarters seized in an August 2024 offensive.",
      "control": "Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA)",
      "source": "Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker",
      "source_url": "https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/rohingya-crisis-myanmar",
      "as_of": "2026-07-29"
    },
    {
      "name": "Maungdaw",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 20.8163,
      "lon": 92.3736,
      "description": "Rakhine State township on the Bangladesh border, at the center of the 2017 Rohingya displacement crisis.",
      "control": "Arakan Army",
      "source": "Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker",
      "source_url": "https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/rohingya-crisis-myanmar",
      "as_of": "2026-07-29"
    },
    {
      "name": "Myawaddy",
      "type": "border",
      "lat": 16.6833,
      "lon": 98.5058,
      "description": "Border town on the Moei River opposite Thailand, a key overland trade crossing and route for migrants and refugees."
    },
    {
      "name": "Sittwe",
      "type": "port",
      "lat": 20.15,
      "lon": 92.9,
      "description": "Capital of Rakhine State and a Bay of Bengal port, home to a deep-sea port project and long-running displacement camps."
    },
    {
      "name": "Laukkai",
      "type": "region",
      "lat": 23.7833,
      "lon": 98.8833,
      "description": "Administrative center of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone on the China border, historically a hub for cross-border trade and gambling operations."
    }
  ],
  "revision_history": [
    {
      "date": "2026-08-05",
      "change": "Headlines refreshed",
      "source": "News feed"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-07-29",
      "change": "Lashio control updated",
      "source": "Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-07-29",
      "change": "Maungdaw control updated",
      "source": "Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker"
    }
  ]
}