Kachin Defence Army

Kachin Defense Army
ကချင်ကာကွယ်ရေးတပ်ဖွဲ့ Participant in the Internal conflict in Myanmar
Active	1961 (1961)–January 2010 (2010-01)
Ideology	Kachin nationalism
Leaders	Mahtu Naw
Headquarters	Kawnghka, Shan State
Area of operations	Shan State
Size	1,500
Originated as	Kachin Independence Army
Allies	Government of Myanmar Tatmadaw
Opponents	Union of Myanmar (until 2011) Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (until 1988) Union of Burma (until 1962)
Battles and wars	Internal conflict in Myanmar Kachin conflict

Government of Myanmar

Union of Myanmar (until 2011)
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (until 1988)

Internal conflict in Myanmar

The Kachin Defense Army (Burmese: ကချင်ကာကွယ်ရေးတပ်ဖွဲ့; abbreviated KDA) was an armed insurgent group that operated in northern Shan State, until its conversion into a border guard force in January 2010.

The KDA was formerly the 4th brigade of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), until it split from its parent organisation, the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO), and moved their headquarters to Kawnghka, Kutkai Township, Shan State. After the Mong Tai Army disbanded, the KDA gained some of their abandoned territory.

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