U.N. Sees ‘Human Rights Abyss’ in Myanmar as Military Kills Civilians NYT | Top Stories Nick Cumming-Bruce 18 September 2024 at 10:19 Three years after the military staged a coup, intensifying a civil war, civilians continue to pay the price, according to a coming United Nations report. © Adam Ferguson for The New York TimesSoldiers from an armed insurgent group in Myanmar walked through a church damaged by the military in southern Karenni State in January.