Since toppling a democratically elected government over five years ago, Myanmar's military has lost control over swaths of land to armed resistance groups across the country.

It has severely damaged the economy and left the regime internationally isolated, facing numerous allegations of war crimes.

Over the past year and a half, however, the military has reversed some territorial losses and mounted new offensives on several fronts, aided by thousands of drones and new conscripts.

As it regains ground, the military regime has also begun to make carefully calibrated political gestures.

Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest

Against that backdrop, the country's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to house arrest , authorities disclosed on Thursday.…