Myanmar regime's options narrow as U.S. bolsters jet fuel sanctions

BANGKOK/YANGON -- The heat on Myanmar's military regime is increasing three years after it took control on Feb. 1, 2021, with the international community strengthening sanctions on fuel procurement and armed ethnic groups expanding the areas under their control.

But the scattered resistance movement is not strong or cohesive enough to itself assume power, leading to fears of a further escalation in fighting.