Ta'ang National Liberation Army

Ta'ang National Liberation Army
တအာင်း အမျိုးသား လွတ်မြောက်ရေး တပ်မတော်
LeadersTar Aik Bong
Tar Bone Kyaw
Tar Hod Plarng
Dates of operationJanuary 1992 (1992-01) – present
HeadquartersNamhsan, Myanmar
Active regionsTawngpeng, Shan State
IdeologyTa'ang nationalism
Federalism[1]
Size800 (2011)[2]

4,000 (2015)[3]
6,000 (2018)[4]
10,000 (2020, self-claim)[5]

10,000 (2023)[6]
Part of Palaung State Liberation Front
AlliesNorthern Alliance[7]

Other allies

OpponentsState opponents

Non-state opponents

Battles and warsInternal conflict in Myanmar
Organization(s)Palaung State Liberation Front
Designated as a terrorist group byMyanmar[13]
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Websitewww.taangland.org
Preceded by
Palaung State Liberation Organisation/Army (PSLO/A)

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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