List Of Kachin Ceasefire Groups

List of Kachin Ceasefire Groups in Northern Burma

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NO	Name	Leader	Man Power	Date of Establishment	Signed Ceasefire Agreement	Based Area	Remark
1	KIO/KIA	Lanyaw Zawng Hra	6,000 - 7,000 (1990 figure)	February 5, 1961	February 24,1994	Laisin Bum was headquarters of KIO/KIA before 1994 but now it has moved to Laiza on Sino-Burma border in eastern Kachin State. KIO/KIA also base northeast Shan State	Strongest Kachin insurgent.
2	NDA-K	Zahkung Ting Ying	About 800	1968	December 15, 1989	Pangwah is headquarters and it bases along the areas between Pangwah and Kambaiti Passes on Sino-Burma border in eastern Kachin State.	The group was former KIO/KIA’s 3rd Brigade and become CPB's Army Division No. 101. The leader was Zahkung Ting Ying.
3	KDA	Mahtu Naw	About 800	1990	January 13, 1991	Kawnghka is headquarters close to Kutkai in northeast Shan State. It bases around Kutkai.	The group was former KIO/KIA’s 4th Brigade and the leader Mahtu Naw was Brigade commander.
4	Lasang Awng Wa Ceasefire Group	Lasang Awng Wa	About 300	January 4, 2004	The group split from mother KIO/KIA.	Its headquarters is based in Lawayang near N'jang Yang in Kachin State.	The leader Lasang Awng Wa was former KIO/KIA’s Chief of Kachin National Security Department and a military intelligence.
5	RRF	Tanggu Dang (Ahdang)	Over 100	Earlier 2006	The group split from NDA-K	Its headquarters is based in Shinghkong in Hkawnglanghpu in Putao district in northern Kachin State.	The pro-junta and native Rawang militia group was formed with the help of the junta's Northern Command commander Maj-Gen Ohn Myint.

Acronym
1. KIO = Kachin Independence Organization

2. KIA= Kachin Independence Army

3. NDA-K= New Democratic Army-Kachin

4. KDA= Kachin Defense Army

5. CPB= Communist Party of Burma

6. RRF= Rebellion Resistance Force (Rawang militia)

Last updated: September 9, 2008