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);

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.

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