The Watermelons: Myanmar's military moles
BBC Eye reveals why military spies are prepared to risk everything. This program contains distressing content. The voices of all active Watermelons have been changed for security.
***This program contains distressing content. The voices of all active Watermelons have been changed for security reasons***
The Myanmar military is now riddled with soldiers betraying their colleagues. Military green on the outside, rebel red within. They are known as the Watermelons.
BBC Eye goes inside the Watermelons unit to reveal how these spies are helping the armed pro-democracy resistance achieve the unthinkable.
Nearly four years since seizing power in a coup the Myanmar military now only has full control of less than a quarter of the country.
Producer/presenter: Rebecca Henschke
Producer: Jack Aung, Ko Ko Aung, Charlotte Attwood and Kelvin Brown
Sound engineer: David Crackles
(Image: Composite image of a soldier, tanks and protesters. Credit: BBC Eye)
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