Shan United Army (SUA) was a Shan militia group formed by Khun Sa.[1] Originally formed in 1966 as the Loimaw Ka Kwe Ye (anti-communist militia),[2] it changed the name to reflect a Shan nationalist orientation during the 1970s and regrouped in Ban Hin Taek, northern Thailand. In 1985, the group merged with the Tai Revolutionary Council led by Moh Heng to create the Mong Tai Army. [3]
^"Shan United Army (SUA) - Mong Tai Army (MTA)". GlobalSecurity. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
^Militias in Myanmar Archived February 23, 2024, at the Wayback Machine
^Running the Gauntlet: The Impact of Internal Displacement in Southern Shan State, Gary Risser, Oum Kher, and Sein Htun Archived 2021-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
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