The Watermelons: Myanmar's Military Moles
They鈥檙e green on the outside, appearing to be loyal to the army. But inside they鈥檙e red, working for the pro-democracy uprising. 大象传媒 Eye reveals why military moles are prepared to risk everything.
The Myanmar military is now riddled with soldiers betraying their colleagues. Military green on the outside, rebel red within. They are known as "Watermelons".
#大象传媒Eye goes inside the "Watermelon unit" to reveal how these spies are helping the armed pro-democracy resistance achieve the unthinkable. The voices and names of all Watermelons have been changed for security.
Nearly four years since seizing power in a coup, the Myanmar military now only has full control of less than a quarter of the country's territory. (Data investigation carried out by the 大象传媒 Verify Data Team.)
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