An anti-coup protestor looks through a monocular to monitor security forces' movements ahead of a protest crack down in Tharketa township.

Anti-coup protestors prepare molotov cocktails ahead of a crack down by the security forces in Tharketa township.

Anti-coup protestors in Tharketa township carrying home made shields, that might offer some protection against rubber bullets but not against the live rounds used by the security forces, as they wait...

A woman carries her dog as she walks past the frontline where anti-coup protestors have gathered in Tharketa township to wait for the security forces crack down.

Anti-coup protestors in Tharketa township carrying home made shields, that might offer some protection against rubber bullets but not against the live rounds used by the security forces, as they wait...

Anti-coup protestors raise a black flag over a barricade erected in Tharketa township ahead of a crack down by the security forces.

Anti-coup protestors raise a black flag over a barricade erected in Tharketa township ahead of a crack down by the security forces.

Anti-coup protestors, some who have come from different parts of the city, and local residents rest before they join together in attempting to block the security forces from entering Tharketa township...

An anti-coup protestor carries a black flag, a symbol of the more militant protestors, as he walks on a road strewn with broken bricks scattered to try and block the security forces from entering Thar...

Anti-coup protestors, some who have come from different parts of the city, and local residents eat and rest before they join together in attempting to block the security forces from entering Tharketa...

Captain Tun Myat Aung, 30, a soldier who deserted the army to join the anti-coup movement and is now in hiding.

Captain Tun Myat Aung, 30, a soldier who deserted the army to join the anti-coup movement and is now in hiding.

A Buddhist monk, U Pyina Nanda, shows a wound on his arm from a bullet fired by the security forces as they chased anti-coup protestors in Tharketa township.

Anti-coup protestors, some who have come from different parts of the city, and local residents rest before they join together in attempting to block the security forces from entering Tharketa township...

Anti-coup protestors prepare molotov cocktails ahead of a crack down by the security forces in Tharketa township.