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On February 1st, 2021, the military junta in Myanmar launched a coup and halted the country's democratization momentum that had been ongoing since 2016. By ousting President Win Myint and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, they dashed the hopes for a popular democracy and ignited what is now a civil war. Today, rebel fighters are modernizing their weaponry to deliver highly precise firepower discreetly.