MYANMAR BORDER, Thailand -- The sudden escalation of Myanmar's civil war, with coordinated resistance attacks across the country's northeast, has shaken the military establishment and reenergized pro-democracy forces. Rare interviews with wives of serving soldiers reveal that the grip of the dictatorship may be as shaky in its bases, away from the front lines, where anxiety is deepening among military families.
Myanmar Crisis
Inside Myanmar's military bases: Wives stand guard as war escalates
Rare interviews reveal growing alarm in the face of intensifying armed opposition
Kyi Pyar Win, 48, the wife of a Myanmar military defector, is photographed in an undisclosed location near the Thailand-Myanmar border. (Photo by Valeria Mongelli)
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