Myanmar’s War Approaches Mandalay a Year After Rebel Offensive

An explosion occurs during a bombardment carried out by Myanmar's military in Lashio in Myanmar's northern Shan State on September 24, 2024. AFP

On the outskirts of Mandalay, nervous Myanmar soldiers man a checkpoint just kilometers away from rebels who have set their sights on the former royal capital of 1.5 million people.

Ethnic minority rebels and “People’s Defence Forces” battling to overturn the junta’s 2021 coup are riding the wave of a huge offensive launched a year ago Sunday in the hills of neighboring Shan state.

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