This video depicts a member of the “People’s Defense Force” attacking an Army camp in Myanmar, using an AR-pattern rifle.

He appears to be holding his camera or phone in his left hand while shooting from a barricade position with his right. At 0:14, he sets the device up to capture himself, which is somewhat rarer than the usual GoPro-style shots. Even in an anti-junta insurgency, someone’s got to make the “cool guy” reel. He records himself firing and leaning back to reload before continuing to fire. At 0:37, he reverts to shooting from the barricade. At 01:25, he advances with two other squadmates.

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