this man, whose name means dragon, has emerged as one of the prominent leaders of the armed resistance. before the coup, he was a businessman. now he controls pdf units fighting with whatever weapons they can find. translation: i took up arms in the hope our weapons - would bring justice for the whole of society. i keep fighting for that as long as i live. the pdf are being backed by ethnic armies who have been fighting that as long as i live. —— the pdf are being backed by ethnic armies who had been fighting the military for decades in the border areas. theirjungle camps, thousands of young protesters have been trained in weapons of war. translation: i never dreamt of handling a real gun - or any other weapon. this person isjust 18. before the coup, she was planning to study economics. now she is in a pdf unit in central me and mark, attacking military.