Back Ta’ang National Liberation Army German Armée de libération nationale Ta'ang French タアン民族解放軍 Japanese 따앙 민족해방군 Korean ဒပ်ပၞာန် ဗၠးၜး ဂကူတအင် MNW တအာင်း အမျိုးသား လွတ်မြောက်ရေး တပ်မတော် Burmese Exército de Libertação Nacional Ta'ang Portuguese กองทัพปลดปล่อยชาติตะอ้อง Thai 德昂民族解放军 Chinese
| Ta'ang National Liberation Army | |
|---|---|
| တအာင်း အမျိုးသား လွတ်မြောက်ရေး တပ်မတော် | |
 Logo of the Ta'ang National Liberation Army | |
| Leaders | Tar Aik Bong Tar Bone Kyaw Tar Hod Plarng |
| Dates of operation | January 1992 – present |
| Headquarters | Namhsan, Myanmar |
| Active regions | Tawngpeng, Shan State |
| Ideology | Ta'ang nationalism Federalism[1] |
| Size | 800 (2011)[2] 4,000 (2015)[3] |
| Part of |  Palaung State Liberation Front |
| Allies | Northern Alliance[7]
Other allies |
| Opponents | State opponents
Non-state opponents |
| Battles and wars | Internal conflict in Myanmar |
| Organization(s) | Palaung State Liberation Front |
| Designated as a terrorist group by | Myanmar[13] |
| Flag |  |
| Website | www |
The Ta'ang National Liberation Army (Burmese: တအာင်း အမျိုးသား လွတ်မြောက်ရေး တပ်မတော်; abbreviated TNLA) is a political organization and armed group in Myanmar. It is the armed wing of the Palaung State Liberation Front (PSLF).[14]
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- ^ "Treading a Rocky Path: The Ta'ang Army Expands in Myanmar's Shan State". International Crisis. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
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- ^ "Rival Shan armies declare truce as other ethnic armed groups gain ground". Myanmar Now. 30 November 2023.
- ^ Lawi Weng (26 January 2021). "'We will not let the RCSS rule': Shan State clashes stoke inter-ethnic tension". Frontier Myanmar. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Myanmar regime labels key ethnic armed groups 'terrorist' organisations".
- ^ "Treading a Rocky Path: The Ta'ang Army Expands in Myanmar's Shan State | Crisis Group". www.crisisgroup.org. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2024.