People's Defence Force (Kalay)

People's Defence Force (Kalay)
People's Defence Force (Kalay)
ပြည်သူ့ကာကွယ်ရေးတပ်ဖွဲ့ (ကလေး)
	Flag of the People's Defence Force (Kalay)
Headquarters	Kalay
Active regions	Kalay, Sagaing Region;
Size	800+
Part of	Myanmar (NUG) People's Defence Force;
Allies	Chin National Army; Chin National Defence Force; Chinland Defense Force;
Opponents	Myanmar (SAC) Tatmadaw Myanmar Army North Western Command; ; Myanmar Police Force; Pyusawhti militias; ;
Battles and wars	Internal conflict in Myanmar Myanmar civil war (2021–present) Kalay clashes; ; ;

People's Defence Force (Kalay) (Burmese: ပြည်သူ့ကာကွယ်ရေးတပ်ဖွဲ့ (ကလေး) abbreviated PDF Kalay) is a local defence force operating in Kalaymyo, Sagain. It was formed by Myanmar youths under the National Unity Government and pro-democracy activists in 2021 in response to the coup d'état that occurred on 1 February 2021 and the ongoing violence in Myanmar by the military junta. The force comprises 12 battalions.

^ "Chin National Front Signs Deal with Myanmar's Shadow Govt". The Irrawaddy. 29 May 2021. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^ "CNDF နှင့် PDF (Kalay) တပ်ဖွဲ့နှစ်ဖွဲ့မဟာမိတ်ပြု" (in Burmese). 2021-09-23. Archived from the original on 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
^ "Pyusawhti militia". Myanmar NOW. Archived from the original on January 15, 2023.

[1] "Chin National Front Signs Deal with Myanmar's Shadow Govt". The Irrawaddy. 29 May 2021. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[2] "CNDF နှင့် PDF (Kalay) တပ်ဖွဲ့နှစ်ဖွဲ့မဟာမိတ်ပြု" (in Burmese). 2021-09-23. Archived from the original on 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2022-07-04.

[3] "Pyusawhti militia". Myanmar NOW. Archived from the original on January 15, 2023.

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