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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]
The Ngape clashes were a series of military engagments during the 2021 Myanmar civil war that started in 21 November 2024. Frequent clashes were reported in mountainous areas along the Ann-Padan Road on the border between Rakhine State and Magway Region, as local resistance groups attempted to prevent junta reinforcements and supplies from reaching Ann town where the Arakan Army (AA) was ...
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.
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 ...
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]
Myanmar, [d] officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar [e] and also rendered as Burma (the official English form until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million.
Operation Taungthaman (Burmese: တောင်သမန်စစ်ဆင်ရေး) is an ongoing military operation launched by the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), directed by the People's Defence Force (PDF) focused in Madaya Township of Mandalay Region. [2] [3] [4]