Mon National Liberation Army
Mon National Liberation Army | |
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မွန်အမျိုးသား လွတ်မြောက်ရေး တပ်မတော် Participant in the Internal conflict in Myanmar | |
Flag of the NMSP/MNLA | |
Active | July 1958 –present |
Ideology |
Mon nationalism Separatism |
Headquarters | Ye Chaung Phya, Mon State |
Area of operations | Mon State |
Strength | 800+ (2,000 reserves)[1] |
Part of | New Mon State Party |
Opponents | Union of Myanmar (until 2011) |
Battles and wars | Internal conflict in Myanmar |
The Mon National Liberation Army (Burmese: မွန်အမျိုးသား လွတ်မြောက်ရေး တပ်မတော်; abbreviated MNLA) is a Mon insurgent group in Myanmar (Burma).[1] It is the armed wing of the New Mon State Party, and has been fighting government forces since 1949, though under different names.
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