Shan State Army-South
The Shan State Army-South ( SSA-S ) is a resistance group of the Shan minority in Myanmar (Burma). One should not confuse the SSA-S with the SSA-N, the Shan State Army-North , a group that keeps a ceasefire with the Burmese central government.
The number of armed fighters is estimated at 10,000. The SSA-S was founded in January 1996 by former fighters of the Muang Tai Army in the Thai province of Chiang Mai . The commander of the SSA-S is z. Z. Col Yawd Serk . The headquarters of the SSA-S is located in Loi Taileng on the Thai-Myanmar border opposite the Pang Mapha district of the Thai province of Mae Hong Son .
The SSA-S is in constant combat with forces from the State Council for Peace and Development (SPDC) and with the United Wa State Army (UWSA). In April 2005, a combined military unit of SPDC and UWSA attempted to capture the SSA-S headquarters in Loi Taileng. The UWSA attacked the headquarters with 20 battalions (around 3000 soldiers). In just one day, the UWSA suffered 560 casualties and had to stop its attack.
Web links
- Web presence of the Shan Herald Agency for News (English)
- On Patrol with the Shan State Army (English)
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- ↑ The Tai Tribe Army celebrates its 10th anniversary
- ^ The last joint offensive took place in April 2005 and saw the UWSA sustain an estimated 560 casualties in a single day of fighting. ( Memento of the original from July 17th, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
