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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 ...
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.
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]
On 16 August, the resistance forces attacked a junta column stationed inside a monastery in the Taung Ywar Bo village. [7] On 20 August 2024 resistance forces captured an Air Defense camp near Thet Kei Kyin. [8] [9] On 19 August 2024 resistance forces captured the town of Ngan Myar Gyi. [1]
On 14 March 2022, MRDA troops from Yinmabin District were restructured into Yinmabin District People's Defence Force battalions- specifically Yinmabin PDF Battalions 3 through 6. The battalation were also additionally funded by the NUG on top of existing financial support from donations totaling around eUSD 260,000 to date.
Cadets of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) preparing for military drills at the group's headquarters in Laiza, Kachin State. Kawthoolei Army leader, Saw Nerdah Mya. The following is a list of non-state armed groups involved in the internal conflict in Myanmar, officially called ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) by the government of Myanmar.