Federal Union Army

Federal Union Army
ဖက်ဒရယ် ပြည်ထောင်စု တပ်မတော်
Dates of operation16 February 2011 (2011-02-16) – present
Group(s)
Active regionsKayah State
Kayin State
Shan State
Chin State
IdeologyFederalism
Ethnic minority rights
Size10,000+ total fighters[citation needed]
Part ofUnited Nationalities Federal Council
Opponents Myanmar
Battles and warsInternal conflict in Myanmar

The Federal Union Army (Burmese: ဖက်ဒရယ် ပြည်ထောင်စု တပ်မတော်) is a military coalition in Myanmar (Burma) composed of fighters from various insurgent groups which are members of the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC). It was established by the UNFC to protect areas with ethnic minorities.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Myanmar Peace Monitor: Stakeholders - UNFC". Archived from the original on 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  2. ^ Een, Naing Kun (2 December 2014). "Myanmar Ethnic Rebels Form Combined Federal Army". VOA. Archived from the original on 9 June 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.

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