In Myanmar's jungles, young volunteers train hard to fight junta

New recruits of Bamar People's Liberation Army (BPLA) exercise during a training session at a camp in territory belonging to the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), in Karen State, Myanmar, March 6, 2024. A dense bamboo forest in rebel-held territory surrounds the training ground in eastern Myanmar where more than 100 young people, mostly in their twenties, are undergoing rigorous military drills. From former chefs to ex-journalists, rappers and poets, people from all walks of life have joined the resistance movement with a single goal: to overthrow the military regime that seized power in the Southeast Asian nation in 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

(Reuters) - A dense bamboo forest in rebel-held territory surrounds the training ground in eastern Myanmar where more than 100 young people, mostly in their twenties, are undergoing rigorous military drills.

From former chefs to ex-journalists, rappers and poets, people from all walks of life have joined the resistance movement with a single goal: to overthrow the military regime that seized power in the Southeast Asian nation in 2021.