Kachin Defense Army
The Kachin Defense Army (Burmese: ကချင်ကာကွယ်ရေးတပ်ဖွဲ့; abbreviated KDA) was an armed insurgent group that operated in northern Shan State, Myanmar, until its conversion into a border guard force in January 2010.
| Kachin Defense Army | |
|---|---|
| ကချင်ကာကွယ်ရေးတပ်ဖွဲ့ | |
| Leaders | Mahtu Naw |
| Dates of operation | 1961–January 2010 |
| Headquarters | Kawnghka, Shan State |
| Active regions | Shan State |
| Ideology | Kachin nationalism |
| Size | 1,500 |
| Allies | Government of Myanmar |
| Opponents | Union of Myanmar (until 2011) Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (until 1988) |
| Battles and wars | Internal conflict in Myanmar |
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