Enemy lines, family ties

New recruits of the Bamar People’s Liberation Army during their first day of training in Myanmar’s Karen State on May 7, 2024. Tens of thousands of civilians in Myanmar have taken up arms against the military since it staged a coup more than four years ago. — Daniel Berehulak/The New York Times

THE soldier was hungry and high on meth. Rebel fighters were attacking his base just as a military helicopter dropped food and ammunition for his battalion.

One package landed outside the garrison walls.