Bunker and trench lines on the front lines of the war in Burma separate government-controlled areas from revolution-controlled areas. Although large-scale ground assaults with troops charging the lines are rare, government mortars, artillery, drones, and airstrikes target and kill civilians in revolution-controlled areas on a daily basis. Photo by Antonio Graceffo Karenni State, Burma (Myanmar): Less than two kilometers outside the city lies the front line. A river provides a natural barrier to invasion, and along its banks are trench lines and reinforced bunkers. The soldiers who man them have limited ammunition, few heavy weapons, and severely restricted communications due to the complete lack of telephone and internet access in resistance-controlled areas. On the opposite side of the river are government forces. Formerly known…
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