National Democratic Alliance Army

This article is about the armed group in the Mong La Township. For the armed group in the Kokang region, see Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army.
National Democratic Alliance Army
မြန်မာအမျိုးသား ဒီမိုကရက်တစ် မဟာမိတ်တပ်မတော်
Participant in the Internal conflict in Myanmar

Flag of the National Democratic Alliance Army
Active 1989 (1989)–present
Ideology Shan nationalism
Leaders Sai Leun
Sao Hsengla
San Pae
Headquarters Mong La, Myanmar
Area of operations Mong La Township, Shan State
Strength 3,000[1]–4,000[2]
Originated as Communist Party of Burma
Allies

Myanmar Nationalities Democratic Alliance Army
New Democratic Army - Kachin

United Wa State Army
Opponents

Myanmar Government of Myanmar

Union of Myanmar (until 2011)
Battles and wars Internal conflict in Myanmar

The National Democratic Alliance Army (Burmese: မြန်မာအမျိုးသား ဒီမိုကရက်တစ် မဟာမိတ်တပ်မတော်; NDAA),[3] also known as the National Democratic Alliance Army-Eastern Shan State (NDAA-ESS), the Eastern Shan State Army)[4] and the Mongla Army, is an insurgent army in eastern Shan State, Myanmar (Burma). The latter name originated from its location in the Mong La Township in eastern Shan State, known also as 'Shan State Special region 4'.[5]

History

The Mongla area had been under the control of several warlords since the 1960s.[6] The NDAA was formed in 1989 after splitting from the former Communist Party of Burma (CPB). The strength of the army is 3,000 to 4,000 men.[2][1]

The NDAA was one of the first groups to sign a ceasefire with the Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces).[6] After the ceasefire, the area underwent an economic boom, with both the NDAA and local Tatmadaw units benefiting financially from increased opium harvests and narcotics trafficking.[7] The NDAA declared an opium ban in the Mongla region in 1997 and signed a new ceasefire with the Burmese government in 2011.[8]

The NDAA maintains close ties with other rebel armed groups that split from the CPB, such as the Myanmar Nationalities Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), the New Democratic Army - Kachin (NDA-K), and the United Wa State Army (UWSA). In 2008 the UWSA was strongly against giving away the area of Mong Pawk from its control because it serves as a link with its ally, the National Democratic Alliance Army in Mongla.[9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "NDAA". Myanmar Peace Monitor. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  2. 1 2 "Armed ethnic groups". Myanmar Peace Monitor. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  3. ↑ NDAA and UWSA deny involvement in Mekong incident
  4. ↑ The National Democratic Alliance Army-Eastern Shan State
  5. ↑ Another wrong turn in Mong La
  6. 1 2 South, Ashley (2008). Ethnic politics in Burma: states of conflict. Taylor & Francis. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-203-89519-1.
  7. ↑ Skidmore, Monique; Wilson, Trevor (2007). Myanmar: the state, community and the environment. ANU E Press. p. 69.
  8. ↑ Neither War Nor Peace - Transnational Institute
  9. ↑ Wa leader: UWSA able to defend itself

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