Myanmar self-defence groups rely on homemade riflesMembers of a self-defence group make guns to be used against security forces in Kayah state. (AFP Photo)YANGON: At makeshift factories hidden in Myanmar's jungle, locals who have formed self-defence groups make rifles to take the fight to the military junta, but their homemade weapons don't always hit the mark. The performance of the homemade weapons is not always up to the exacting standards required in combat. "One night, the military... shot at us with heavy artillery," Ko John, a self-defence force member, told AFP. But part-time fighters know the odds are stacked against them in any confrontation with Myanmar's military — one of Southeast Asia's most battle-hardened and brutal.

Source: Bangkok Post June 05, 2021 06:56 UTC