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Actor Name Ideology Status Areas of Operation Affiliations Modus Operandi & Adversaries

- Armed wing of ULA: United - League of Arakan - Battles and Remote violence against Active - - Member of FPNCC Security Forces Arakan Ethnic combatant; not - (Northern Alliance) - Battles against Bangladeshi Security AA: party to 2015 - - NCCT, , , Forces ceasefire - Myanmar- - Allied with KIA - Battles against ALA Border - Formerly allied with ABSDF (pre-ceasefire)

- Myanmar- ABSDF: All Burma Liberal Party to 2015 Border - Battled against Myanmar Security - Allied with KIA, AA, KNLA Students’ Democratic Front democracy ceasefire - Myanmar- Border Forces - Myanmar- Border

Active AA: Arakan Army (Kayin): Arakan Ethnic combatant; not - Member of NCCT, ANC - - Battles against Myanmar Security Forces Arakan State Army Nationalism party to 2015 - Allied with DKBA-5 ceasefire

- Armed wing of the ALP: ALA: Arakan Liberation - Battled against Myanmar Security Army Arakan Ethnic Party to 2015 - Rakhine State - Member of NCCT, ANC Forces Nationalism ceasefire - Kayin State - Allied with AA: Arakan (Also known as RSLP: Rakhine - Battled against AA State Liberation Party) Army (Kayin), KNLA, SSA-S

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Rohingya Ethnic Active ARSA: Arakan Rohingya - Rakhine State Nationalism; combatant; not Salvation Army - Myanmar-Bangladesh UNKNOWN - Battles against Myanmar Security Forces Muslim party to 2015 Border (Previously known as Harakah al- Extremism ceasefire Yaqi)

- Armed wing of the CNF: - Former member of UNFC Party to 2015 - Battled against Myanmar Security CNA: Chin Nationalism - Chin State (pre-ceasefire) ceasefire Forces - Allied with SSA-S - Member of PPST, UPDJC, JMC

- Split from KNLA in 1994 DKBA: Democratic Karen Defunct; - Allied with Myanmar Buddhist Army Karen Ethnic integrated with Security Forces as of 1994 - Battles against KNLA - Kayin State Nationalism state security - Disbanded & transformed - Fought against DKBA-5 (Also known as the Democratic Kayin Buddhist Association) forces in 2010 into BGF: 1011-1022 in 2010

DKBA-5: Democratic Karen - Split from DKBA in 2010 Benevolent Army Karen Ethnic Party to 2015 - Member of NCCT, PPST, - Battled against DKBA - Kayin State Nationalism ceasefire UPDJC - Battles against Myanmar Security Forces (Also known as Klo Htoo Baw Battalion) - Allied with ASA, KNLA

Kachin Ethnic Defunct; - Battled against Myanmar Security KDA: - Shan State - Split from KIA (was Nationalism integrated with Forces originally 4th Brigade)

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- Armed wing of KIO: Kachin - Battles and remote violence against KIA: Kachin Independence Independence Myanmar Security Forces Army Active - Kachin State Organization - Fought against NDA-K Kachin Ethnic combatant; not - Shan State - Member of FPNCC - Fought against from the CPB: (Also known as Kachin State Nationalism part to 2015 - Southwest China (Northern Alliance)Former Communist Part of Burma (pre- Special Region-2, KNO: Kachin ceasefire - Northeast India member of UNFC dissolution in 1989) National Organization) - Allied with ABSDF, KNLA, - KUKI, SSA-S

- Armed wing of KNPP: Karenni National KNA: Karenni National - Fought against Myanmar Security Army Karenni Ethnic Party to 2012 Progressive Party - Forces Nationalism ceasefire - Fought against KNPLF (Also known as KA: ) - Member of UNFC - NCCT, SD, DPN

Active - Myanmar-India Border - Armed wing of KNO: Kuki KNA(B): Kuki National Kuki Ethnic combatant; not - Northeast India National Organization - Battles against Myanmar Security Forces Army Naitonalism party to 2015 - Chin State - Allied with KIA ceasefire - Saigaing Region

- Armed wing of the KNU: - Battles against the MNLA KNLA: Karen National Karen Ethnic Party to 2015 - Kayah State - Fights against Myanmar Security Forces Liberation Army Nationalism ceasefire - Kayin State - Allied with ABSDF, ALA, - Fought against DKBA

DKBA-5, SSA-S

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KNPLF: Karen National Defunct; People’s Liberation Front Karen Ethnic - Split from the KNA in 1974 integrated with Nationalism; - Kayah State - Disbanded and transformed - Fought against KNA state security (Also known as Kayah State Special into BGF 1004-1005 in 2009 Region-2) forces in 2009

KPF: Karen Peace Force Defunct; - Split from KNLA (was Karen Ethnic integrated with originally Battallion 16) (Also known as Haungtharaw - Karen State UNKNOWN

Special Region Peace Group) Nationalism state security - Disbanded and transformed forces in 2009 into BGF 1023 in 2010

KPC: Karen Peace Council Karen Ethnic - Split from KNLA (was Party to 2015 - Karen State Nationalism originally 7th brigade) in 2007 UNKNOWN (Also known as Karen Nation ceasefire - Kayah State Union/ Karen National Liberation - Member of NCCT Army Peace Council)

LDU: Lahu Democratic Lahu Ethnic Party to 2015 - Shan State - Member of UNFC, NCCT UNKNOWN Union Nationalism ceasefire

LMG: Lahu Militia Group Defunct; Lahu Ethnic integrated with - Disbanded and transformed - Shan State UNKNOWN (Includes Jakuni Group, Makman Nationalism state security into BGF 1007-1010 in 2010 Militia & Ja Pikwe Group) forces in 2010

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Defunct; merged MNDA: Mon National Mon Ethnic with other armed - - Merged with MNLA in 2011 UNKNOWN Defense Army Nationalism groups in 2011

- Split from the CPB: MNDAA: Myanmar Communist Part of Burma National Democratic Active (post-dissolution in 1989) Ethnic - Shan State (Kokang Alliance Army combatant; not - Armed wing of KDP: Nationalism; Zone) - Fights against Myanmar Security Forces party to 2015 Kokang Democracy Party Communism - Myanmar-China Border (Also known as the Kokang Army, ceasefire - Member of FPNCC Shan State (North) Special Region- 1) (Northern Alliance)Allied with KIA

- Armed wing of the NMSP: - Battles against KNLA MNLA: Mon National Mon Ethnic Party to 2015 - Mon State - Fought against Myanmar Security Liberation Army Nationalism ceasefire - Member of UNFC, NCCT Forces

Defunct; - Split from MNLA/MNDA Mon Ethnic surrendered to - Armed wing of the HRP: - Fought against Myanmar Security MRA: Monland Restoration - Mon State Army Nationalism government in Hongsawatoi Restoration Forces 2012 Party

NDA-K: National - Communist faction split Defunct; from KIA Democratic Army (Kachin) Kachin Ethnic integrated with - Kachin State - Formerly allied with CPB: Nationalism; - Fights against KIA (Also known as Kachin State state security - Shan State of Burma Communism Special Region-1) forces in 2009 (pre-dissolution in 1989) - Disbanded and transformed into BGF 1001-1003 in 2009

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- Split from the CPB: NDAA: National Democratic Alliance Army - Myanmar-China Border (post-dissolution in 1989) Shan Ethnic Party to 2011 - Myanmar-Laos Border - Allied with MNDAA, UWSA, - Fights against Myanmar Security Forces Nationalism ceasefire (Also known as Shan State (East) Special Region- 4, Mongola Group) - Shan State NDA-K - Member of FPNCC (Northern Alliance)

Naga Ethnic NSCN-K: National Socialist Defunct; Nationalism; - Allied with Zomi - Fights against Indian Security Forces Council of Nagaland- disbanded after - Militant Revolutionary Army - Fights against Myanmar Security Forces Khaplang 2012 ceasefire

Defunct; - Rakhine State NUPA: National United Arakan Ethnic disbanded after - Myanmar-Bangladesh - Member of UNFC, ANC UNKNOWN Party of Arakan Nationalism disarmed in 2014 Border

- Armed wing of the PNLO: Pa-O National Liberation - Shan State PNLA: Pa-O National Pa-O Ethnic Party to 2012 Organisation. - Fought against Myanmar Security - Myanmar-Thailand Liberation Army Nationalism ceasefire - Member of PPST, PPWT, Forces Border UPJDC, JMC -

SNA: Shanni Nationalities Army Active - Split from KIA in 2016 Shanni Ethnic combatant; allied - Kachin State - Allied with SSA-N, - Fights against KIA (Also known as Shan State (North) Nationalism Special Region-3) with government Myanmar Security Forces

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Shan State Progress Party SSA-N: – Shan Ethnic Party to 2012 - Shan State - Member of the UNFC, NCCT - Fights against Myanmar Security Forces North Nationalism ceasefire - Member of FPNCC

(Northern Alliance)

SSA-N (3): Shan State Defunct; Army -North (Brigade 3) - Split from SSA-N Shan Ethnic integrated with - Shan State - Disbanded and transformed UNKNOWN (Also known as Hseng Kaew Nationalism state security into PMG 8-10 in 2010 People's Militia Group) forces in 2010

Defunct; - Split from SSA-N SSA-N (7): Shan State Shan Ethnic integrated with - Shan State - Disbanded and transformed UNKNOWN Army -North (Brigade 7) Nationalism state security into PMG 11 in 2010 forces in 2010

- Armed wing of RCSS:

Restoration Council of - Shan State Shan State - Battles against TNLA SSA-S: Shan State Army – Shan Ethnic Party to 2015 - Myanmar-China Border - Allied with ALA, CNA, KIA, - Battles against Myanmar Security Forces South Nationalism ceasefire - Myanmar-Thailand KNLA, KNA - Fights against UWSA Border - Member of PPST,

PPWT/CT, UPDJC, JMC

Defunct; - Split from SSA-S SSA-S (758): Shan State Shan Ethnic integrated with - Shan State - Disbanded and transformed UNKNOWN Army - South (Brigade 758) Nationalism state security into PMG 12-13 in 2010

forces in 2009

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Defunct; merged SSNA: Shan State National Shan Ethnic with other armed - Shan State - Merged with SSA-S in 2005 - Fought against UWSA Army Nationalism groups in 2005

Active - Fights against Myanmar Security Forces SRA: Zomi Revolutionary Zomi Ethnic combatant; not - Chin State - Fights against Bangaldeshi Security - Allied with NSCN-K Army Nationalism party to 2015 - Myanmar-India Border Forces ceasefire - Fights against Indian Security Forces

- Armed wing of the PSLF: Palaung State Liberation Active Front - Fights against SSA-S TNLA: Ta’ang National Ta’ang Ethnic combatant; not - Former Member of UNFC - Shan State - Battles and remote violence against Liberation Army Nationalism party to 2015 - Member of FPNCC Myanmar Security Forces ceasefire (Northern Alliance) - Allied with AA, KIA, MNDAA, SSA-N

- Split from the CPB: - Shan State Communist Part of Burma - Ocasionally clashes with Myanmar UWSA: United Wa Ethnic Party to 2015 - Myanmar-Thailand (p0st-dissolution in 1989) Security Forces Army Nationalism ceasefire Border - Armed wing of the UWSP:

- Myanmar-China Border Member of FPNCC (Northern Alliance) Non-combatant; - Armed wing of the WNO: Wa Ethnic WNA: Wa National Army not party to 2015 Wa National Organization UNKNOWN Nationalism - Shan State ceasefire - Member of UNFC

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** Where group exists as an armed wing of a broader political group, only armed group name is listed. ** Does not include groups defunct, incorporated into other groups, disarmed, or incorporated into the government prior to 2005. ** Does not include government groups except in instances of non-state groups incorporated into the government after 2005. ** Non-state armed groups only.

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