Shan State Army (SSPP)

Shan State Army (SSPP)
ပႃႇတီႇမႂ်ႇသုင်ၸိုင်ႈတႆး – တပ်ႉသိုၵ်းၸိုင်ႈတႆး
Dates of operation1971 (1971)–present
Group(s)Shan State Progress Party
HeadquartersWan Hai, Kehsi Township, Shan State
Active regionsShan State, Myanmar
IdeologyShan nationalism
Federalism
Size10,000+[1]
Allies Communist Party of Burma (1971–1991)
Karenni Nationalities Defence Force (2024–present)
Pa-O National Liberation Army (2024–present)
Ta'ang National Liberation Army (until 2024)[2]
OpponentsState opponents:

Non-state opponents:

Battles and warsInternal conflict in Myanmar

The Shan State Army (Burmese: ရှမ်းပြည်တပ်မတော် - မြောက်ပိုင်း; abbreviated SSA or SSPP/SSA), also known as Shan State Army – North (SSA-N)[a] or Shan State Army/Special Region 3 (SSA/SR-3) is a Shan nationalist insurgent group in Myanmar (Burma). It is the armed wing of the Shan State Progress Party (SSPP).[5]

  1. ^ "Myanmar Peace Monitor". 10 January 2013. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  2. ^ Finney, Richard; Mar, Khet (2 August 2018). "300 Myanmar Villagers Flee Township as Ethnic Armies Approach". Radio Free Asia. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Rival Shan armies declare truce as other ethnic armed groups gain ground". Myanmar Now. 30 November 2023.
  4. ^ TNLA’s Political Wing Says Shan Group Disrupting Fight Against Myanmar Junta. The Irrawaddy. July 9, 2024
  5. ^ Shan State Progress Party/ Shan State Army Archived 12 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine(ပႃႇတီႇမႂ်ႇသုင်ၸိုင်ႈတႆး/ တပ်ႉသိုၵ်းၸိုင်ႈတႆး ပွတ်းႁွင်ႇ)


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