Shan State Army (RCSS)

Not to be confused with the Shan State Army (SSPP).

Shan State Army (RCSS)
တပ်ႉသိုၵ်းၸိုင်ႈတႆး – ပွတ်းၸၢၼ်း
LeadersLt. Gen. Yawd Serk (1996–present)
Dates of operation26 January 1996 (1996-01-26) – present
HeadquartersLoi Tai Leng, Shan State, Myanmar
Active regionsShan State,
Myanmar–China border,
Myanmar–Thailand border
IdeologyShan nationalism
Federalism
Size12,000[1][2]
Part of Restoration Council of Shan State
Allies Arakan Liberation Army
Chin National Army
OpponentsState opponents

Non-state opponents

Battles and warsInternal conflict in Myanmar
Preceded by
Shan United Revolutionary Army
Shan State National Army (remnants absorbed by the SSA-S in 2005)

The Shan State Army (Shan: တပ်ႉသိုၵ်းၸိုင်ႈတႆး – ပွတ်းၸၢၼ်း; abbreviated SSA or RCSS/SSA), also known as the Shan State Army - South (SSA-S)[a], is the armed wing of the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) and one of the largest insurgent groups in Myanmar (Burma).[1][5] The RCSS/SSA was led by Lieutenant General Yawd Serk until his resignation on 3 February 2014.[6] Yawd Serk was reelected chairman of the RCSS shortly after his resignation and has remained chairman since.

  1. ^ a b "Myanmar Peace Monitor - Restoration Council of Shan State". 6 June 2013. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  2. ^ Burma center for Ethnic Studies, Jan. 2012, "Briefing Paper No. 1" http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs13/BCES-BP-01-ceasefires(en).pdf Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Finney, Richard; Mar, Khet (2 August 2018). "300 Myanmar Villagers Flee Township as Ethnic Armies Approach". Radio Free Asia. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference truce was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "RCSS/SSA Holds Opening Ceremony of Military Training". 19 September 2011. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  6. ^ Htwe, Nan Tin (3 February 2014). "Shan shocked as Yawd Serk quits SSA-S". Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.


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