The 17 official ceasefire groups and their likely stand on

Border Guard Force/ Militia proposal

Kachin State No longer in Yes & likely Yes No & effectively No

ceasefire
New Democratic 9
Army-Kachin (NDA-
K)
Kachin Independence 9
Organization (KIO)
Kayah/Karenni
State
Kayan National Guard 9
(KNG)
Karenni Nationalities 9
People Liberation
Front (KNPLF)
Kayan New Land 9
Party (KNLP)
Karenni National 9
Progressive Party
(KNPP)
*
Karen State

Democratic Karen 9
Buddhist Army
(DKBA)
Mon State

New Mon State Party 9

(NMSP)
Shan State

Myanmar National 9
Democratic Alliance
Army (MNDAA)
United Wa State 9
Army (UWSA)
Shan State Army 9
(SSA) “North”
National Democratic 9
Alliance

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Army(NDAA)

Kachin Defense Army 9

(KDA)
Pa-O National Army 9
(PNA)
Palaung State 9
Liberation Army
(PSLA)
**
Shan State 9
Nationalities People
Liberation
***
Organization
(SNPLO)
Shan State National 9
Army (SSNA)
****
Total 4 5 8

*Ceasefire with KNPP terminated 3 months after the pact was concluded in 1995

**PSLA was forced to surrender in 2005

***SNPLO was forced to surrender in 2008

****Part of SSNA was forced to surrender in 2005. The rest merged with the anti-Rangoon Shan
State Army (SSA) “South”.

Additional data provided by Kantarawaddy Times (KT), Karen Information Committee (KIC),
Kachin News Group (KNG) and Independent Mon News Agency (IMNA) - Editor

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