Mon National Liberation Army
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (March 2017) |
| Mon National Liberation Army | |
|---|---|
| မွန်အမျိုးသား လွတ်မြောက်ရေး တပ်မတော် | |
 Flag of the NMSP/MNLA | |
| Dates of operation | July 1958 – present |
| Headquarters | Ye Chaung Phya, Mon State |
| Active regions | Mon State Tanintharyi Region[1] |
| Ideology | Mon nationalism Separatism |
| Size | 5000 (5000 reserves)[2] |
| Part of | New Mon State Party |
| Opponents | State opponents
Non-state opponents
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| 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).[2] It is the armed wing of the New Mon State Party (NMSP), and has been fighting government forces since 1949, though under different names. The NMSP signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) on 15 October 2015 with several other insurgent groups and the government of Myanmar.
In September 2016, MNLA fighters began clashing with members of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), the armed wing of the Karen National Union (KNU), in the Tanintharyi Region. Both the NMSP and the KNU were signatories of the NCA at the time of the fighting. A temporary bilateral truce was reached between the two groups on 14 March 2018.[1]
NMSP began new clashes with KNLA in Mon State border with Kayin State in October 2019.
References
- ^ a b c "KNU and NMSP agree to temporary ceasefire". The Myanmar Times. 14 March 2018. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Myanmar Peace Monitor: Stakeholders - New Mon State Party". Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
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