Four ethnic Mon armed groups operating in Mon State announced on Thursday their plans to potentially form a single army, according to a joint statement.
Following intensive discussions, the Mon Liberation Army (MLA), Mon National Liberation Army-Anti-Dictatorship (MNLA-AD), Mon State Defence Force (MSDF), and Mon State Revolutionary Force (MSRF) will soon conduct joint military operations to more successfully combat the military regime. However, it’s unclear if the organisations have agreed to fully unite under one army at this stage.
"Operating as a unified force is more effective than working separately,” Banyar Min Kan Si from the MLA told Myanmar Now. “It's also more natural. That's why we've decided to establish the principle of a single Mon army.”
The MLA and the MSDF emerged after the 2021 coup, and are two of several Mon resistance groups opposing the junta.The MNLA is. . .
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