Chin National Defence Force

Chin National Defense Force
ချင်းအမျိုးသားကာကွယ်ရေးတပ်ဖွဲ့
Dates of operation13 April 2021 (2021-04-13) – present
HeadquartersFalam, Chin State
Active regionsChin State
Magway Region
Sagaing Region
India-Myanmar border
IdeologyChin nationalism
Federalism
Part of
Allies
Opponents Myanmar (SAC)
Battles and warsInternal conflict in Myanmar

Chin National Defence Force (Burmese: ချင်းအမျိုးသားကာကွယ်ရေးတပ်ဖွဲ့; abbreviated CNDF) is a Chin ethnic armed organisation in Myanmar. It is the armed wing of the Chin National Organisation (CNO), and was founded on 13 April 2021 alongside it.[3][4][5] It is one of the armed groups formed in Falam, Chin State of Myanmar in response to the Myanmar military's coup d'état after 1 February 2021.[6][7]

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