Back قوات الدفاع الشعبي (ميانمار) Arabic People’s Defence Force German Fuerza de Defensa del Pueblo (Birmania) Spanish Force de défense du peuple (Birmanie) French Pasukan Pertahanan Rakyat (Myanmar) ID 国民防衛隊 Japanese 인민방위군 (미얀마) Korean ဒပ်ဒစဵုဒၞာညးဍုင်ကွာန် (ဗၟာ) MNW ပြည်သူ့ကာကွယ်ရေးတပ်မတော် Burmese Força de Defesa do Povo de Mianmar Portuguese

People's Defence Force (Myanmar)

People's Defence Force
ပြည်သူ့ကာကွယ်ရေးတပ်မတော်
Also known asPDF
Founding leaderYee Mon
Foundation5 May 2021 (2021-05-05)
Dates of operation5 May 2021 (2021-05-05) – present
CountryMyanmar
Allegiance National Unity Government of Myanmar
Group(s)
Active regionsMyanmar
IdeologyFederal democracy
Size100,000 (February 2024 estimate)[10]
Part ofMinistry of Defence, National Unity Government
Allies
Opponents Myanmar (SAC)
Battles and warsInternal conflict in Myanmar
Websitemod.nugmyanmar.org/en/peoples-defence-force/

The People's Defence Force[a] is the armed wing of the National Unity Government in Myanmar. The armed wing was formed by the NUG from youths and pro-democracy activists on 5 May 2021 in response to the coup d'état that occurred on 1 February 2021 that put the military junta and their armed wing the Tatmadaw in power.[23] The military junta designated it as a terrorist organisation on 8 May 2021.[24] In October 2021, NUG's Ministry of Defence announced that it had formed a central committee to coordinate military operations across the country.[25]

According to the NUG statement, the PDF is divided into five regional commands (Northern, Southern, Central, Eastern and Western commands[26]), each mounting at least three brigades. Each brigade consists of five battalions, which divide into four companies.[27] On 13 July 2021, NUG's minister of defence Yee Mon stated that the strength of the newly-formed militia was expected to reach 8,000 by the end of the month.[28] Estimates by The Irrawaddy put the PDF's numbers at 65,000 in November 2022.[29] More recent estimates put the PDF's strength at 100,000, even though not all are believed to be fully armed and trained.[10] The PDF's leadership endorse guerrilla warfare tactics in pursuit of their aims.[30]

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  10. ^ a b "With Conscription Law, Myanmar's Generals Are Digging Their Own Graves". The irrawaddy. 14 February 2024. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Myanmar Resistance Seizes First District Level Town in Sagaing as Offensive Expands". The Irrawaddy. 6 November 2023. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Arakan State Army claims they captured Myanmar junta outpost In Kayin State". Mizzima. 16 February 2022. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  13. ^ "ANC/AA accompanied-"Cobra Column" attacks a junta column, many equipments confiscated". Narinjara News (in Burmese). 12 July 2022. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  14. ^ "NUG and BPLA will cooperate militarily". RFA Burmese (in Burmese). 26 October 2022. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Chin National Front Signs Deal with Myanmar's Shadow Govt". The Irrawaddy. 29 May 2021. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Myanmar Junta Loses Over a Dozen Troops, More Bases in Three Days of Resistance Attacks". The Irrawaddy. 11 December 2023. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  17. ^ Myanmar Military Now at War With Ethnic Pa-O Army And Allies in Southern Shan State. Brian Wei. January 26, 2024. The Irrawaddy Archived January 26, 2024, at the Wayback Machine
  18. ^ "Union Minister of the Ministry of Defense meets the People's Revolution Alliance (Magway)". Public Voice Television (in Burmese). 1 November 2022. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  19. ^ "Two helicopters used in fighting near northern Shan State's Naungcho". Mizzima. 14 March 2022. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  20. ^ "Murders in Yangon and Mandalay linked to Thwe Thout". Myanmar Now. 23 May 2022. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  21. ^ Mathieson, David Scott (10 June 2022). "Myanmar raising bloodthirsty death squads". Asia Times. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  22. ^ "Tway Thout group". YouTube. 29 April 2022.
  23. ^ Strangio, Sebastian (6 May 2021). "Can Myanmar's New 'People's Defense Force' Succeed?". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  24. ^ "Myanmar junta designates shadow government as 'terrorist' group". Deutsche Welle. 8 May 2021. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  25. ^ "NUG establishes 'chain of command' in fight against regime". Myanmar NOW. 28 October 2021. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  26. ^ "PDF Military Structure". Ministry of Defence, National Unity Government of Myanmar (in English and Burmese). 2022. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  27. ^ Details about the People's Defense Force (in Burmese). National Unity Government of Myanmar. 2021. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  28. ^ "PDF's strength expected to reach 8,000". Radio Free Asia (in Burmese). 13 July 2021. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  29. ^ Aung, Banyar (24 November 2022). "An Assessment of Myanmar's Parallel Civilian Govt After Almost 2 Years of Revolution". The Irrawaddy. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  30. ^ Picard, Jasper (8 March 2022). "The Emergence of Civilian Resistance to Military Rule in Myanmar". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2023.


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