List of insurgent groups in Myanmar
This is a list of insurgent groups in Myanmar (also known as Burma).
Active combatants
Name | Abbreviation | Founded | Strength | Headquarters | Location | Affiliations | Notes |
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AA (Kachin) | 2009 | 1,500[1]–2,000+[2] | Laiza | Kachin State, Rakhine State, Shan State, Bangladesh–Myanmar border |
Part of the Northern Alliance. | ||
AA (Kayin) | 2010 | 100[3]–350+ | Mobile headquarters | Kayin State | Armed wing of the Arakan National Council. | ||
Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army | ARSA | 2013 | ~200[4][5] | Mobile headquarters | Rakhine State, Bangladesh–Myanmar border |
Claimed responsibility for attacks on Burmese border posts along Myanmar's border with Bangladesh in 2016 and 2017.[6] Previously known as Harakah al-Yaqin. | |
KIA | 1961 | 10,000–12,000[7] | Laiza, Pajau (until 2005) |
Kachin State | Military wing of the Kachin Independence Organisation; member of the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC).[8] | Holds and governs territory in Kachin State.[9] | |
KNA(B) | 1988 | 200+[10] | Mobile headquarters | Chin State, Sagaing Region |
Military wing of the Kuki National Organisation. | ||
MNDAA | 1989 | 2,000[11]–4,000[12] | Mobile headquarters | Shan State | Armed wing of the Kokang Democracy Party; part of the Northern Alliance. | Split from the Communist Party of Burma after its dissolution. | |
SNA | 2016 | 300 | Mobile headquarters | Kachin State | Allies with the Shan State Army - South and the government of Myanmar. | ||
TNLA | 1992 | 1,500[13]–3,500[14] | Mobile headquarters | Shan State | Member of the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC);[8] part of the Northern Alliance. | Governs the Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone. | |
ZRA | 1997 | 3,000[1] | Churachandpur | Chin State, India–Myanmar border |
Armed wing of the Zomi Revolutionary Organisation. | Only minor skirmishes in Myanmar. |
Ceasefire groups
Name | Abbreviation | Founded | Ceasefire | Strength | Headquarters | Location | Affiliations | Notes |
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ABSDF | 1988 | 2015[15] | 600[16]–1,000[17] | Manerplaw (until 1995)[18] | Myanmar–Thailand border, India–Myanmar border, China–Myanmar border |
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ALA | 1968 | 2012, 2015[15] | 60–100[19] | Sittwe | Kayin State, Rakhine State |
Close allies with the Karen National Union. | ||
CNA | 1988 | 2012, 2015[15] | 200+[20][17] | Hakha | Chin State | Armed wing of the Chin National Front; member of the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC).[8] | ||
DKBA-5 | 2010 | 2011 | 1,500+[1][21] | Sonesee Myaing | Myawaddy Township, Kayin State | Formerly part of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army until 2010. | ||
Karen National Defence Organisation | KNDO | 1949 | 2012, 2015[15] | Unknown | Lay Wah, Manerplaw (until 1995)[18] |
Kayah State, Kayin State |
Affiliate of the Karen National Union. | |
KNLA | 1949 | 2012, 2015[15] | 5,000[22][17]–7,000[23] | Lay Wah, Manerplaw (until 1995)[18] |
Kayah State, Kayin State, Tanintharyi Region |
Armed wing of the Karen National Union; member of the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC).[8] | ||
KA/KNPP | 1949 | 2005, 2012 | 500[17]–1,500[23] | Nya Moe[24] | Kayah State | Armed wing of the Karenni National Progressive Party; member of the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC).[8] | ||
KNU/KNLA Peace Council | KPC | 2007 | 2015 | <200[25] | Tokawko | Kayah State | Not affiliated with the KNU or the KNLA, despite its name. | |
MNLA | 1958 | 1995, 2012 | 800+ (2,000–5,000 reserves)[26] | Ye Chaung Phya | Mon State, Tanintharyi Region |
Armed wing of the New Mon State Party. | ||
NDAA-ESS | 1989 | 1989, 2011 | 3,000[27]–4,000[1] | Mong La | Shan State | Split from the Communist Party of Burma after its dissolution. | ||
NSCN-K | 1980 | 2012 | <500[28] | Mobile headquarters | Sagaing Region | NSCN-K no longer hostile to the government of Myanmar, since the creation of the Naga Self-Administered Zone in 2010. Signed a ceasefire with Myanmar in 2012, but is still in conflict with India.[29] | ||
PNLA | 2009 | 2012 | 400+[1][30] | Camp Laybwer | Shan State, Myanmar–Thailand border |
Armed wing of the Pa-O National Liberation Organisation. | ||
SSA-N | 1971 | 1989, 2012 | 8,000[1] | Wan Hai | Shan State | Armed wing of the Shan State Progress Party; member of the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC).[8] | ||
SSA-S | 1996 | 2012, 2015 | 6,000[23]–8,000[1] | Loi Tai Leng | Shan State, Myanmar–Thailand border |
Armed wing of the Restoration Council of Shan State; member of the Shan State Congress. | Split from the Mong Tai Army in 1995. | |
UWSA | 1989 | 1989, 2011 | 20,000[31]–25,000[32] | Pangkham | Shan State | Armed wing of the United Wa State Party. | Currently governs the Wa Self-Administered Division (Wa State) as a de facto military junta.[33] | |
WNA | 1969 | 1997 | 200[17] | Homein | Shan State | Armed wing of the Wa National Organisation; member of the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC).[8] | Signed a peace agreement with the government in August 1997. |
Defunct groups
Name | Abbreviation | Founded | Disbanded | Strength | Headquarters | Location | Affiliations | Notes |
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Arakan Rohingya Islamic Front | ARIF | 1986[34] | 1998 | Unknown | Mobile headquarters | Rakhine State, Bangladesh–Myanmar border |
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CPB | 1939 | 1989 | 6,000[35] | Pangkham (until 1989) | Shan State | Armed wing dissolved in 1988 by the Burmese government. | ||
DKBA | 1994 | 2010 | <5,000[1] | Manerplaw (until 1995) | Kayin State | Signed a ceasefire agreement shortly after its formation in 1994; disbanded in 2010. Split from the Karen National Union. | ||
God's Army | 1997 | 2006 | 500[36] | Mobile headquarters | Myanmar–Thailand border | Surrendered to government forces in 2006. | ||
Kachin Defense Army | KDA | 1961 | 2010 | 1,500[37] | Kawnghka | Shan State | Originated as the Kachin Independence Army's 4th brigade. | |
KNPLF | 1978 | 2009 | 4,000[38] | Mobile headquarters | Kayah State | Split from the Karenni Army. Signed a ceasefire agreement in 1989 and transformed into a BGF in 2009. | ||
Mongko Region Defence Army | MRDA | 1995[39][40] | 2000 | Unknown | Mongko | Shan State, China–Myanmar border |
Split from the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army. | |
MTA | 1985 | 1996 | 20,000 | Homein | Shan State, Myanmar–Thailand border |
Surrendered to government forces in 1996. | ||
Monland Restoration Army | MRA | 2001 | 2012 | 100–300[41][42] | Sangkhlaburi | Mon State, Tanintharyi Region |
Armed wing of the Hongsawatoi Restoration Party. | Surrendered to government forces in 2012. |
None | 1947 | 1961 | 2,000 | Mayu | Rakhine State | Majority of fighters surrendered to government forces in the late 1950s and early 1960s. | ||
New Democratic Army - Kachin | NDA-K | 1989 | 2009 | 700 (peak)[43] | Pang Wa | Shan State | Signed a ceasefire agreement with the government in 1989 and transformed into a BGF in 2009. | |
PNA | 1949 | 1991 | Unknown | Taunggyi | Shan State | Armed wing of the Pa-O National Organisation. | Disbanded in 1991 and became a political party. Currently governs the Pa-O Self-Administered Zone. | |
RFCP | 1948 | 1978 | 500[44] | Mobile headquarters | Shan State | Split from the Communist Party of Burma (White flags). | ||
Rohingya Liberation Party | RLP | 1972 | 1974 | 800–2,500[45] | Mobile headquarters | Rakhine State | Insurgents fled across the border into Bangladesh after a massive military operation by the government in July 1974. | |
Rohingya National Army | RNA | 1998 | 2001 | Unknown | Cox's Bazar | Rakhine State, Bangladesh–Myanmar border |
Armed wing of the Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO). | |
Rohingya Patriotic Front | RPF | 1974 | 1980s | 70[45] | Mobile headquarters | Rakhine State | ||
RSO | 1982[46] | 1998 | Unknown | Rakhine State, Bangladesh–Myanmar border |
Allegedly had connections with the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. | Mainly active in the 1990s; militarily defunct by 1998. | ||
SSA | 1964 | 1976 | 1,500 | Mobile headquarters | Shan State | Formed the basis for the Shan State Army - North and Shan State Army - South. Fought other insurgent groups such as the Communist Party of Burma. | ||
SSNA | 1995 | 2005 | 8,000 (peak)[47] | Hsipaw | Shan State | Merged with the Shan State Army - South in 2005. | ||
SURA | Unknown | 1996 | Unknown | Homein | Shan State, Myanmar–Thailand border |
Majority of insurgents surrendered to government forces in 1996. 800 insurgents under the command of Yawd Serk would go on to form the Shan State Army - South. | ||
VBSW | 1999 | 2013 | Unknown | Mobile headquarters | Myanmar–Thailand border | Since 2013, no insurgent or terror related activity has been attributed to the VBSW, suggesting that it may be inactive or that it may have been disbanded following political reforms in Myanmar.[48] The group gained notoriety in October 1999 by raiding and holding hostages at the Burmese consulate in Bangkok, Thailand. |
Military coalitions
Name | Abbreviation | Founded | Headquarters | Members | Notes |
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Federal Union Army | FUA | 2011 | Chiang Mai | Armed wing of the United Nationalities Federal Council.[49] | |
Northern Alliance | NA-B | 2016 | Laiza |
See also
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The rebels are seeking greater autonomy within Burma for ethnic Kachins who have had de facto control over a part of northern Burma for more than 50 years.
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The best such example comes from the United Wa State Army (UWSA), an armed ethnic organisation that has established de facto control over a portion of Northeastern Burma.
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External links
- Myanmar Peace Monitor – NGO based in Chaing Mai, Thailand that monitors Myanmar's ongoing peace process.
- Pyidaungsu Institute – Political institute based in Chaing Mai, Thailand focused on achieving political stability and peace in Myanmar.
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