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The People's Defence Force [a] is the armed wing of the National Unity Government (NUG) in Myanmar.The armed wing was formed by the NUG from youths and pro-democracy activists on 5 May 2021 in response to the coup d'état that occurred on 1 February 2021 that put the military junta and their armed wing the Tatmadaw in power. [15]
People's Defence Force-Zoland, also known as Zoland Defence Force [citation needed] and shortened to PDF-Zoland, is a People's Defence Force armed group in Chin State, Myanmar. They're the armed wing of the Zomi Federal Union (ZFU) , and a key member of the Chin Brotherhood Alliance , formed in December 2023 alongside the Chin National Defence ...
In May 2021, the NUG announced the formation of a "People's Defense Force", and in September the launch of a defensive war and nationwide revolution against the military junta. [5] [6] As of September 2021, the NUG had established representative offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Norway, France, Czech Republic, Australia, and South ...
The largest Karenni militia agreed to a ceasefire in 2012, but the coup in February, 2021, reignited the fighting, and Karenni forces threw their weight behind the NUG and the People's Defence ...
Border Guard Forces (from 2009) [2] People's Militia Groups [2] Allied groups: Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (1994–2010) Brigade 333; Brigade 555; Brigade 999; Central Security Forces; Karenni National People's Liberation Front (1994–2009) National Democratic Alliance Army (from 1989) New Democratic Army – Kachin (1989–2009) United Wa ...
These militias, officially called People's militias, [7] were formed by supporters of the military of Myanmar and those suspected to be its supporters, who feared attacks by the resistance forces, most of which later turned into the People's Defence Forces. [6] They conduct attacks on the resistance forces and their perceived supporters. [8]
It was formed by Myanmar youths under the National Unity Government and pro-democracy activists in 2021 in response to the coup d'état that occurred on 1 February 2021 and the ongoing violence in Myanmar by the military junta. The force comprises 12 battalions.
Myanmar’s military government on Wednesday said it will draft 60,000 young men and women yearly for military service under its newly activated conscription law, with call-ups beginning after the ...