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{{Infobox militant organization
{{Infobox militant organization
| name = Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army
| name = Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army
| native_name = {{big|{{lang-zh|s=缅甸民族民主同盟军|labels=no}}}}<br />{{my|မြန်မာအမျိုးသား ဒီမိုကရက်တစ် မဟာမိတ်တပ်မတော်}}
| native_name = {{big|{{lang-zh|s=缅甸民族民主同盟军|labels=no}}}}<br />{{my|မြန်မာအမျိုးသား ဒီမိုကရက်တစ် မဟာမိတ်တပ်မတော်}}
| logo = Flag of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army.svg
| logo = Flag of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army.svg
| caption = Flag of the MNDAA
| caption = Flag of the MNDAA
| active= {{Start date|1989|3|12|df=y}} – present
| active = {{Start date|1989|3|12|df=y}} – present
| leader = Peng Daxun<ref name=MMPeaceMonitor>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mmpeacemonitor.org/stakeholders/stakeholders-overview/204-mndaa |title=Myanmar Peace Monitor - MNDAA |access-date=4 January 2016 |archive-date=22 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422022319/http://www.mmpeacemonitor.org/stakeholders/stakeholders-overview/204-mndaa |url-status=live }}</ref>
| leader = Peng Daxun<ref name=MMPeaceMonitor>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mmpeacemonitor.org/stakeholders/stakeholders-overview/204-mndaa |title=Myanmar Peace Monitor - MNDAA |access-date=4 January 2016 |archive-date=22 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422022319/http://www.mmpeacemonitor.org/stakeholders/stakeholders-overview/204-mndaa |url-status=live }}</ref>
| ideology = [[Kokang people|Kokang nationalism]]<br>[[Separatism]]
| ideology = *[[Chinese nationalism]]<br>[[Separatism]]
*[[Sinophile]]
| partof = {{flagicon image|Myanmar National Truth and Justice Party flag.png}} Myanmar National Truth and Justice Party
| predecessor = {{flagicon image|Communist Party of Burma flag (1946-1969).png}} [[Communist Party of Burma]]
| partof = {{flagicon image|Myanmar National Truth and Justice Party flag.png}} Myanmar National Truth and Justice Party
| predecessor = {{flagicon image|Communist Party of Burma flag (1946-1969).png}} [[Communist Party of Burma]]
| successor = [[Mongko Region Defence Army]] (split in 1995)
| successor = [[Mongko Region Defence Army]] (split in 1995)
| headquarters =
| area = [[Kokang Self-Administered Zone]], [[Myanmar]]
| headquarters =
| area = [[Kokang Self-Administered Zone]], [[Myanmar]]
| size = 10,000<ref> (Myanmar Peace Monitor).orgname={cite web|url=http://www.irrawaddy.org/burma/47-govt-troops-killed-tens-thousands-flee-heavy-fighting-shan-state.html|title=47 Govt Troops Killed, Tens of Thousands Flee Heavy Fighting in Shan State|work=irrawaddy.org}}</ref>
| size = 10,000<ref> (Myanmar Peace Monitor).orgname={cite web|url=http://www.irrawaddy.org/burma/47-govt-troops-killed-tens-thousands-flee-heavy-fighting-shan-state.html|title=47 Govt Troops Killed, Tens of Thousands Flee Heavy Fighting in Shan State|work=irrawaddy.org}}</ref>
| allies = '''[[Northern Alliance (Myanmar)|Northern Alliance]]'''<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lynn|first1=Kyaw Ye|title=Curfew imposed after clashes near Myanmar-China border|url=http://aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/curfew-imposed-after-clashes-near-myanmar-china-border/689281|accessdate=21 November 2016|agency=Anadolu Agency|archive-date=24 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524111335/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/curfew-imposed-after-clashes-near-myanmar-china-border/689281|url-status=live}}</ref>
| allies = '''[[Northern Alliance (Myanmar)|Northern Alliance]]'''<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lynn|first1=Kyaw Ye|title=Curfew imposed after clashes near Myanmar-China border|url=http://aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/curfew-imposed-after-clashes-near-myanmar-china-border/689281|accessdate=21 November 2016|agency=Anadolu Agency|archive-date=24 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524111335/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/curfew-imposed-after-clashes-near-myanmar-china-border/689281|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flagicon image|Infobox AA.png}} [[Arakan Army (Kachin State)|Arakan Army]]
* {{flagicon image|Infobox AA.png}} [[Arakan Army (Kachin State)|Arakan Army]]
* {{flagicon image|Kachin Independence Army flag.svg}} [[Kachin Independence Army]]
* {{flagicon image|Kachin Independence Army flag.svg}} [[Kachin Independence Army]]
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Ta'ang National Liberation Army.svg}} [[Ta'ang National Liberation Army]]
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Ta'ang National Liberation Army.svg}} [[Ta'ang National Liberation Army]]
| opponents = {{flag|Myanmar}}
| opponents = {{flag|Myanmar}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Myanmar Armed Forces.svg}} [[Tatmadaw]]
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Myanmar Armed Forces.svg}} [[Tatmadaw]]
{{flagicon image|Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg}} [[State Peace and Development Council|Union of Myanmar]] (until 2011)
{{flagicon image|Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg}} [[State Peace and Development Council|Union of Myanmar]] (until 2011)
| battles = [[Internal conflict in Myanmar]]
| battles = [[Internal conflict in Myanmar]]
* [[2009 Kokang incident]]
* [[2009 Kokang incident]]
* [[2015 Kokang offensive]]
* [[2015 Kokang offensive]]
* [[Muse offensive]]
* [[Muse offensive]]
| website = {{URL|http://mndaainfo.com}}
| website = {{URL|http://mndaainfo.com}}
}}
}}
{{Infobox Chinese
{{Infobox Chinese

Revision as of 10:42, 16 October 2022

This article is about the armed group in the Kokang region. For the armed group in the Mong La township, see National Democratic Alliance Army.

Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army
缅甸民族民主同盟军
မြန်မာအမျိုးသား ဒီမိုကရက်တစ် မဟာမိတ်တပ်မတော်
LeaderPeng Daxun[1]
Dates of operation12 March 1989 (1989-03-12) – present
Active regionsKokang Self-Administered Zone, Myanmar
Ideology
Size10,000[2]
Part of Myanmar National Truth and Justice Party
AlliesNorthern Alliance[3]
Opponents Myanmar Union of Myanmar (until 2011)
Battles and warsInternal conflict in Myanmar
Websitemndaainfo.com
Preceded by
Communist Party of Burma
Succeeded by
Mongko Region Defence Army (split in 1995)
Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army
Simplified Chinese缅甸民族民主同盟军
Traditional Chinese緬甸民族民主同盟軍

The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA)[n 1] is an armed resistance group in the Kokang region, Myanmar (Burma). The army has existed since 1989, having been the first one to sign a ceasefire agreement with the Burmese government. The ceasefire lasted for about two decades.[4][5]

History

The group was formed on 12 March 1989, after the local Communist Party of Burma leader, Pheung Kya-shin (also spelt Peng Jia Sheng or Phone Kyar Shin), dissatisfied with the communist government, broke away and formed the MNDAA.[6] Along with his brother, Peng Jiafu, they became the new unit in Kokang.[7] The strength of the army is between 1,500 and 2,000 men.[7]

The rebels soon became the first group to agree to a ceasefire with the government troops. Thus the Burmese government refers to the Kokang region controlled by the MNDAA as "Shan State Special Region 1", indicating the MNDAA was the first group in the area of Shan State to sign a ceasefire agreement.[6] After the ceasefire, the area underwent an economic boom, with both the MNDAA and regional Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) troops profiting from increased opium harvests and heroin-refining.[8] The area also produces methamphetamine.[9] The MNDAA and other paramilitary groups control the cultivation areas, making them an easy target for drug trafficking and organised crime groups.[9] The Peace Myanmar Group allegedly launders and reinvests MNDAA's drug profits into the legal economy.[10]

2009 Kokang conflict

Main article: 2009 Kokang incident

In August 2009, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army became involved in a violent conflict with the Myanmar Armed Forces. This was the largest outbreak of fighting between ethnic armies and government troops since the signing of the ceasefire 20 years earlier.[11]

As a result of the conflict, the MNDAA lost control of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone, and as many as 30,000 refugees fled to Yunnan province in neighbouring China.[12]

2015 offensive

Main article: 2015 Kokang offensive

On 9 February 2015 the MNDAA tried to retake the area, clashing with Burmese government forces in Laukkai. The skirmishes left a total of 47 Government soldiers dead and 73 wounded. After several months of intense conflict, Kokang insurgents had failed to capture Laukkai. Following the incident, the government of China was accused of giving military assistance to the ethnic Kokang soldiers.[13]

2017 clashes

On 6 March 2017, MNDAA insurgents attacked police and military posts in Laukkai, resulting in the deaths of 30 people.[14][15]

2021 post-coup resistance

Clashes with the Tatmadaw resumed after the military coup, with MNDAA alongside its allies, AA and Ta'ang National Liberation Army, attacking a police station south of Lashio, killing at least 14 police officers and burning the station to the ground.[16] MNDAA and TNLA further launched attacks in multiple locations in Northern Shan State on 4 and 5 May 2021, inflicting heavy casualties on the Myanmar military.[17]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Also known as the Myanmar Nationalities Democratic Alliance Army and Kokang Army.

References

  1. ^ "Myanmar Peace Monitor - MNDAA". Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  2. ^ (Myanmar Peace Monitor).orgname={cite web|url=http://www.irrawaddy.org/burma/47-govt-troops-killed-tens-thousands-flee-heavy-fighting-shan-state.html%7Ctitle=47 Govt Troops Killed, Tens of Thousands Flee Heavy Fighting in Shan State|work=irrawaddy.org}}
  3. ^ Lynn, Kyaw Ye. "Curfew imposed after clashes near Myanmar-China border". Anadolu Agency. Archived from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  4. ^ Ethnic group in Myanmar said to break cease-fire Archived 6 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Associated Press. 28 August 2009.
  5. ^ Fredholm, Michael (1993). Burma: ethnicity and insurgency. Praeger. p. 205. ISBN 978-0-275-94370-7.
  6. ^ a b South, Ashley (2008). Ethnic politics in Burma: states of conflict. Taylor & Francis. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-203-89519-1.
  7. ^ a b Rotberg, Robert (1998). Burma: prospects for a democratic future. Brookings Institution Press. p. 169.
  8. ^ Skidmore, Monique; Wilson, Trevor (2007). Myanmar: the state, community and the environment. ANU E Press. p. 69.
  9. ^ a b Shanty, Frank; Mishra, Patit Paban (2007). Organized crime: from trafficking to terrorism. ABC-CLIO. p. 70.
  10. ^ A Failing Grade: Burma's Drug Eradication Efforts (PDF). Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma. 2004. ISBN 978-9749243343. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  11. ^ Johnston, Tim (29 August 2009). "China Urges Burma to Bridle Ethnic Militia Uprising at Border". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 15 September 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  12. ^ Mullen, Jethro; Mobasherat, Mitra. "Myanmar says Kokang rebels killed 47 of its soldiers". CNN. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  13. ^ "Myanmar Kokang Rebels Deny Receiving Chinese Weapons". Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  14. ^ "Deadly clashes hit Kokang in Myanmar's Shan state". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  15. ^ "Myanmar rebel clashes in Kokang leave 30 dead". BBC News. 6 March 2017. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  16. ^ Eckert, Paul (10 April 2021). "Ethnic Army Alliance Kills 14 Myanmar Police in Dawn Raid as Death Toll Mounts in Bago". Radio Free Asia. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  17. ^ "TNLA, MNDAA Claim to Have Killed Dozens of Myanmar Junta Troops in Shan State". The Irrawaddy. 5 May 2021. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.

External links

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