A 24-year-old fighter from Myanmar’s pro-democracy People’s Defence Force has said many of those who fight alongside him have switched sides at times in the long-running civil war, with a lack of financial compensation forcing them to temporarily side with a junta-aligned armed group.
The fighter, who identified himself only as Soe, joined the PDF to “regain democracy” after the military coup of February 1, 2021, which ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.
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