Shan United Army (SUA) was a Shan militia group formed by

Khun Sa Chinese: Chang Chi-fu () , other_name = th, จันทร์ จางตระกูล (Chan Changtrakul); Tun Sa; U Htet Aung , image = Khun Sa (9to12).jpg , alt = , caption = Khun Sa at his jungle headquarters ...

. Originally formed in 1966 as the

Loimaw Loimaw (also known as Lwemaw) was a Shan state in the Myelat region of what is today Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although ...

Ka Kwe Ye (anti-communist militia), 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 The Mong Tai Army ( my, မိုင်းတိုင်းတပ်မတော်; sometimes transcribed Muang Tai Army; abbreviated MTA), was an insurgent group consisting of soldiers from the Shan minority in Myanmar, founded in 1985 by ...

. Running the Gauntlet: The Impact of Internal Displacement in Southern Shan State, Gary Risser, Oum Kher, and Sein Htun
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