In 2023, the United States introduced a bill to provide military aid to Myanmar’s anti-junta forces.
In 2023, the United States introduced a bill to provide military aid to Myanmar’s anti-junta forces. On July 5, 2023, the international media organization Project Syndicate broke the news that the 2023 U.S. National Defense Authorization Act added a clause for Myanmar, authorizing the provision of "non-lethal weapons" to anti-regime armed forces, including the Myanmar People's Defense Forces. assistance". This assistance is similar to the "non-lethal assistance" Obama provided to the Ukrainian army and Syrian rebels in the form of battlefield support equipment.