The Myanmar army has called on the armed groups to join the demonstrators for a one-month ceasefire, but they are not ready to stop the crackdown on the demonstrators and it is unpredictable whether the ceasefire will be realized.
In Myanmar, violent crackdowns by the military have killed more than 500 people, and protests continued in various parts of the country, including demonstrators divided into small groups in Yangon, the largest city, blaming the military on March 31. I am.
The army continues to bomb the armed groups of ethnic minorities who have joined the demonstrators and attacked the bases of the army, and also dispatched ground troops to strengthen the offensive.
Under these circumstances, on the night of the 31st, the military announced in a statement that it would suspend military operations for a day to a month if there were no new attacks from armed groups, and called for consultations toward a ceasefire.
However, the statement did not mention stopping the crackdown, such as firing on demonstrators.
There are about 20 ethnic minority armed groups, of which at least five have already announced their intention to attack or attack military bases to protect their citizens.
If the military continues to crack down on civilians, the armed groups will continue to attack the military, so it is unpredictable whether a ceasefire will be realized.