| Myanmar Royal Dragon Army (2022-Sep 2023) Burma National Revolutionary Army (Sep 2023-present) မြန်မာ့တော်ဝင်နဂါးတပ်တော် (2022-Sep 2023) ဗမာအမျိုးသားတော်လှန်ရေးတပ်မတော် (Sep 2023-present) | |
 Flag of the Myanmar Royal Dragon Army | |
| Leader | Bo Nagar |
|---|---|
| Foundation | 1 January 2022 |
| Active regions | Pale Township, Sagaing Region, Mandalay Region |
| Size | 1000+[1] |
| Allies | National Unity Government
Myanmar National Defence Force  Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army |
| Opponents |  Myanmar (SAC)
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| Battles and wars | Internal conflict in Myanmar |
The Myanmar Royal Dragon Army (MRDA; Burmese: မြန်မာ့တော်ဝင်နဂါးတပ်တော်), also known as Myanmar's Royal Dragon Army, was an armed resistance organisation based in Pale Township, Sagaing Region. It was founded on 1 January 2022 by its leader, Bo Nagar, and was under the command of the National Unity Government.[3][4][5][6] The Myanmar Royal Dragon Army was reformed and renamed as the Burma National Revolutionary Army (BNRA; Burmese: ဗမာအမျိုးသားတော်လှန်ရေးတပ်မတော်) on September 9, 2023.[7]
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