Welcome to the documentary from the BBC World Service.

I'm Quentin Somerville this week on assignment in Myanmar.

It's been called the forgotten war. The people of Myanmar have been fighting for their freedom

from military rule for decades. The country began a transition to democracy in 2015, which was brought to an abrupt end by a military coup three years ago.

Flothered at the ballot box, a new generation took to the streets to protest and were met with violence.

Many fled to the jungle and took up arms and in the last eight months a country-wide insurgency has made gains

conquering large swathes of territory and presenting the military junta with the

greatest threat to its rule in years.

Myanmar's army has labeled the resistance fighters terrorists.

Since the coup, more than 2.5 million people have been displaced and tens of thousands have been killed many of them children

The military junta also referred to as the SEC or State Administration Council, restricts press freedom and has jailed

hundreds of journalists.

I managed to make it inside Myanmar and spent a month with opposition forces in Kereny and Shan states in the east of the country.

At their jungle bases and on front lines where the insurgents are challenging the country's generals like never before.

And also meeting those who've joined resistance efforts by setting up hospitals and schools for those injured and displaced by the ongoing arrest.

So after a six or journey on the Salween River. We've now landed on the west bank.

The boat that brought us here is heading off.

You got about half a dozen small bags with us.

The rest of our gear has come by land so we need to find that now.

It's the hottest time of the year, and most of Kereny is without electricity.

Getting around is difficult.

Many of the main roads are mined or in range of the military's

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