In Myanmar jungle, civilians prepare to battle military rulers


  • World
  • Friday, 17 Dec 2021

Members of the People's Defence Force (PDF) stand at a training camp in an area controlled by ethnic Karen rebels, Karen State, Myanmar, September 11, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

(Reuters) - At a secret jungle camp in Myanmar's eastern Karen state, a fitness coach and other civilians are training with armed ethnic guerrillas to fight back against the country's military takeover.

Huddled under makeshift tents in remote hills near the Thai border, these new recruits learn how to load rifles and set detonators for homemade bombs as they prepare to battle the army behind the Feb. 1 coup.

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