Pa-O National Army | |
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ပအိုဝ်ႏစွိုးခွိုꩻတပ်မတောႏ | |
Leaders | U Aung Kham Hti [1] |
Military leader | Khun Myint Aung |
Dates of operation | 1949 | – 9 December 2009; 2021–present
Headquarters | Taunggyi, Shan State, Myanmar |
Active regions |
Pa-O Self-Administered Zone (controlled territory) |
Ideology |
Pa-O nationalism
Buddhist nationalism [2] Ultranationalism [2] |
Size | 4,000 (2023) [3] |
Allies |
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Opponents | State opponents
Non-state opponents |
Battles and wars | Internal conflict in Myanmar |
The Pa-O National Army ( Pa'o Karen: ပအိုဝ်ႏစွိုးခွိုꩻတပ်မတောႏ, Burmese: ပအိုဝ်းအမျိုးသားတပ်မတော်; abbreviated PNA) is a Pa-O state sponsored militia in Myanmar (Burma). It was established in 1949 and is the armed wing of the Pa-O National Organisation. [6] [7]
The PNA protects the PNO-governed Pa-O Self-Administered Zone, which consists of three townships in southern Shan State: Hopong, Hsi Hseng, and Pinlaung townships. [1]
The PNA signed a ceasefire agreement with the then ruling State Peace and Development Council on 11 April 1991 and reformed itself as a people's militia force. It merged with other Pa-O paramilitary groups on 9 December 2009. [7] [8] Following the military coup d'état on 1 February 2021, there have been reports of PNA forcibly recruiting locals, extorting money and conducting joint operations with the Burmese military against resistance groups. [9] [10] An outpost occupied by allied forces of the Burmese military and PNA in Nyaung Shwe Township, southern Shan State was seized by a joint force of Pekon People's Defence Force and Karenni Nationalities Defence Force in May 2022. [11]
Pa-O National Army | |
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ပအိုဝ်ႏစွိုးခွိုꩻတပ်မတောႏ | |
Leaders | U Aung Kham Hti [1] |
Military leader | Khun Myint Aung |
Dates of operation | 1949 | – 9 December 2009; 2021–present
Headquarters | Taunggyi, Shan State, Myanmar |
Active regions |
Pa-O Self-Administered Zone (controlled territory) |
Ideology |
Pa-O nationalism
Buddhist nationalism [2] Ultranationalism [2] |
Size | 4,000 (2023) [3] |
Allies |
|
Opponents | State opponents
Non-state opponents |
Battles and wars | Internal conflict in Myanmar |
The Pa-O National Army ( Pa'o Karen: ပအိုဝ်ႏစွိုးခွိုꩻတပ်မတောႏ, Burmese: ပအိုဝ်းအမျိုးသားတပ်မတော်; abbreviated PNA) is a Pa-O state sponsored militia in Myanmar (Burma). It was established in 1949 and is the armed wing of the Pa-O National Organisation. [6] [7]
The PNA protects the PNO-governed Pa-O Self-Administered Zone, which consists of three townships in southern Shan State: Hopong, Hsi Hseng, and Pinlaung townships. [1]
The PNA signed a ceasefire agreement with the then ruling State Peace and Development Council on 11 April 1991 and reformed itself as a people's militia force. It merged with other Pa-O paramilitary groups on 9 December 2009. [7] [8] Following the military coup d'état on 1 February 2021, there have been reports of PNA forcibly recruiting locals, extorting money and conducting joint operations with the Burmese military against resistance groups. [9] [10] An outpost occupied by allied forces of the Burmese military and PNA in Nyaung Shwe Township, southern Shan State was seized by a joint force of Pekon People's Defence Force and Karenni Nationalities Defence Force in May 2022. [11]