Mon National Liberation Army

Mon National Liberation Army
မွန်အမျိုးသား လွတ်မြောက်ရေး တပ်မတော်
Participant in the Internal conflict in Myanmar

Flag of the NMSP/MNLA
Active July 1958 (1958-07)–present
Ideology Mon nationalism
Separatism
Headquarters Ye Chaung Phya, Mon State
Area of operations Mon State
Size 800+ (2,000 reserves)[1]
Part of New Mon State Party
Opponents

 Myanmar

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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