Brigadier Ngun Hlei Thang, Chief of Staff
Colonel Pan Tui, Vice Chief of Staff
Dates of operation
20 March 1988 (1988-03-20) – present
Headquarters
Camp Victoria[1]
Active regions
Chinland, Kachin, Kalay, Kabaw and Gangaw[citation needed]
Ideology
Chin nationalism Federalism
Size
7000
Part of
Chin National Front
Allies
United Nationalities Federal Council
Karen National Liberation Army
Karenni Army
Mon National Liberation Army
Shan State Army - North
Other allies
Arakan Army[2]
Kachin Independence Army
People's Defence Force
People's Defence Force - Kalay
Chinland Defense Force
Chin National Defence Force
Opponents
State opponents
Myanmar
Tatmadaw
Myanmar Police Force
Pyusawhti militias
Union of Myanmar (until 2011)
Non-state opponents
Zomi Revolutionary Army[3]
Battles and wars
Internal conflict in Myanmar
Myanmar civil war (2021–present)
Clashes in Chin State
Battle of Thantlang
Chin National Army (CNA) and Chinland Defense Force (CDFs) Captured:
Lungler SAC Camp
Thantlang Police Station
Timit Battle
Rihkhuadar town SAC Camp
Tio SAC Camp
Lailenpi town SAC Camp
Rezua town SAC camp
Bungzung SAC camp
Taingen SAC camp
Operating under the name of the Chinland Government Army, the Chinland Government Army captured:
Tonzang town SAC military camp
Cikha town SAC camp
SAC abandoned police & military bases due to CNA & CDF resistance:
Surkhua town police station
Hnaring town police station captured
Vuangtu SAC military post
Tikir police station
Hmawngtlang police station
Tibual SAC military camp
The Chin National Army (Burmese: ချင်းအမျိုးသားတပ်မတော်; abbreviated CNA) is a Chin ethnic armed organisation in Myanmar (Burma). It is the armed wing of the Chin National Front (CNF), and was founded on 20 March 1988 alongside it. The CNA signed a ceasefire agreement with the government of Myanmar on 6 January 2012.[4]
The CNA is a member of the United Nationalities Federal Council, a coalition of opposition groups whose goal is to establish a federal system in Myanmar, or achieve levels of autonomy and peace amongst the various ethnic minorities in the country.
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^"CDF-Mindat admits receiving military training and arms from Arakan Army". BNI. 28 April 2022. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
^"Paul Lu: ZRO/ZRA Has Abducted And Killed Our CJDC Members". Burma News International. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^"Chin National Front | Myanmar Peace Monitor". 6 June 2013. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
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