Thread by @Reuters

Ask Reuters journalists @poppymcp and @Shoon_Naing anything about the situation in Myanmar.

Submit your questions here: reut.rs/3v4f0jn

Have there been any attempts by the international community to step in?

@poppymcp answers reut.rs/3tLj8nW

Is there a civil war in Myanmar?

@Shoon_Naing explains how there has been a civil war going on for years in Myanmar between the military and ethnic armed organizations reut.rs/3v5lWgc

There are allegations that the violence against the Rohingya in the Rakhine states were part of the army's effort to secure popularity with the Barma ethnic majority. How much of that is a factor and to what extent?

@Shoon_Naing answers reut.rs/3v1kD1G

What was the main reason the junta overthrew the government?

The military claims that there was ‘massive fraud’ in the November 2020 election - despite international monitoring groups saying there was no such thing, @poppymcp explains. Details here reut.rs/3dxkLjJ

What are the major obstacles to an international peacekeeping effort in Myanmar? Is China generally pro-junta?

There is some nuance to the position, explains @poppymcp. For more, see this story by @Shoon_Naing and @Simondlewis reut.rs/32rwzxu

What's the military junta's version of the story? 

@Shoon_Naing: The junta leader Min Aung Hlaing and his spokesman have repeatedly said that they had to take over the country because of ‘voter fraud.’ More: reut.rs/32uPgAs

.@poppymcp gives a brief breakdown of #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar: reut.rs/32warlu

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