Wa National Army

Wa National Army
Wa National Army
ဝအမျိုးသားတပ်မတော်
Leaders	Mahasang
Dates of operation	29 July 1974 – present
Active regions	Shan State;; Myanmar–Thailand border
Ideology	Wa nationalism; Separatism
Size	200
Part of	Wa National Organisation
Allies	Kuomintang (until 1980s); Shan State Army (until 1977)
Opponents	State opponents Myanmar Tatmadaw; ; Union of Myanmar (until 2011); Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (until 1988); Non-state opponents Communist Party of Burma; United Wa State Army;
Battles and wars	Internal conflict in Myanmar
	Succeeded by; United Wa State Army

The Wa National Army (Burmese: ဝအမျိုးသားတပ်မတော်; abbreviated WNA) is an insurgent group that operates in Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), near Myanmar's border with Thailand.^[2] It is the armed wing of the Wa National Organisation (WNO).^[3]

^ I. Rotberg, Robert (1998). Burma: Prospects for a Democratic Future. Brookings Institution Press. ISBN 0815791690.
^ Tucker, Shelby (2001). Burma: Curse of Independence. Pluto Press. p. 6. ISBN 9780745315416. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
^ Lintner, Bertil (1999). Burma in Revolt: Opium and Insurgency since 1948. Silkworm Books. p. 17. ISBN 9781630411848.