New Democratic Army – Kachin
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The New Democratic Army – Kachin (Burmese: ကချင်ဒီမိုကရေစီသစ် တပ်မတော်; abbreviated NDA-K), officially known as the Kachin Border Guard Force, is an armed insurgent group that operates in Kachin State, Myanmar. After signing a ceasefire agreement with the military of Myanmar in 1989, it was subsequently converted into a pro-Tatmadaw militia, eventually officially being converted into a Border Guard Force in November 2009.[1][3][4]
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New Democratic Army – Kachin | |
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ကချင်ဒီမိုကရေစီသစ် တပ်မတော် | |
Leaders | Zahkung Ting Ying (a.k.a. S'Khon Tein Yein) Layawk Zelum Ying Zelum |
Dates of operation | 1989 – 2009 (As NDA-K) 2009 – present (As BGF) |
Headquarters | Pangwa, Kachin State |
Active regions | Kachin State, Myanmar Myanmar-China border |
Ideology | Kachin nationalism Communism[1] |
Size | 200–300; 700 (peak)[1] |
Allies | Myanmar |
Opponents | State opponents
Union of Burma (until 1989) |
Battles and wars | Internal conflict in Myanmar |
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