Shan State Army (SSPP)

Shan State Army (SSPP)
Shan State Army (SSPP)
ပႃႇတီႇမႂ်ႇသုင်ၸိုင်ႈတႆး – တပ်ႉသိုၵ်းၸိုင်ႈတႆး
	Flag of the Shan State Army (SSPP)
Dates of operation	1971–present
Group(s)	Shan State Progress Party
Headquarters	Wan Hai, Kehsi Township, Shan State
Active regions	Shan State, Myanmar
Ideology	Shan nationalism; Federalism
Size	10,000+
Allies	Communist Party of Burma (1971–1991); Karenni Nationalities Defence Force (2024–present); Pa-O National Liberation Army (2024–present); Ta'ang National Liberation Army (until 2024)
Opponents	State opponents: Myanmar Tatmadaw; ; Union of Myanmar (1989–2011); Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1971–1988); Non-state opponents: Pa-O National Army (2024–present); Shan State Army (RCSS) (until 2023); Ta'ang National Liberation Army;
Battles and wars	Internal conflict in Myanmar Myanmar civil war (2021-present);

The Shan State Army (Burmese: ရှမ်းပြည်တပ်မတော် - မြောက်ပိုင်း; abbreviated SSA or SSPP/SSA), also known as Shan State Army – North (SSA-N)^[a] or Shan State Army/Special Region 3 (SSA/SR-3) is a Shan nationalist insurgent group in Myanmar (Burma). It is the armed wing of the Shan State Progress Party (SSPP).^[5]

^ "Myanmar Peace Monitor". 10 January 2013. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
^ Finney, Richard; Mar, Khet (2 August 2018). "300 Myanmar Villagers Flee Township as Ethnic Armies Approach". Radio Free Asia. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
^ "Rival Shan armies declare truce as other ethnic armed groups gain ground". Myanmar Now. 30 November 2023.
^ TNLA’s Political Wing Says Shan Group Disrupting Fight Against Myanmar Junta. The Irrawaddy. July 9, 2024
^ Shan State Progress Party/ Shan State Army Archived 12 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine(ပႃႇတီႇမႂ်ႇသုင်ၸိုင်ႈတႆး/ တပ်ႉသိုၵ်းၸိုင်ႈတႆး ပွတ်းႁွင်ႇ)

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[MMPeaceMonitor-1] "Myanmar Peace Monitor". 10 January 2013. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2015.

[2] Finney, Richard; Mar, Khet (2 August 2018). "300 Myanmar Villagers Flee Township as Ethnic Armies Approach". Radio Free Asia. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

[truce-3] "Rival Shan armies declare truce as other ethnic armed groups gain ground". Myanmar Now. 30 November 2023.

[tnlassptension-4] TNLA’s Political Wing Says Shan Group Disrupting Fight Against Myanmar Junta. The Irrawaddy. July 9, 2024

[6] Shan State Progress Party/ Shan State Army Archived 12 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine(ပႃႇတီႇမႂ်ႇသုင်ၸိုင်ႈတႆး/ တပ်ႉသိုၵ်းၸိုင်ႈတႆး ပွတ်းႁွင်ႇ)

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