Shanni Nationalities Army | |
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ရှမ်းနီ အမျိုးသားများ တပ်မတော် | |
![]() Emblem of the Shanni Nationalities Army | |
Leaders | Sao Meim Liam Sao Khun Aung |
Dates of operation | January 2016 | – present
Active regions | Kachin State, Sagaing Region |
Ideology | Shanni (Red Shan) nationalism |
Size | 5,000+[1] |
Allies | State allies
Non-state allies |
Opponents | State opponents
Non-state opponents |
Battles and wars | Internal conflict in Myanmar |
Flag | ![]() |
Website | Facebook page |
The Shanni Nationalities Army (Burmese: ရှမ်းနီ အမျိုးသားများ တပ်မတော်; abbr. SNA) is a Shanni insurgent group active in northern Sagaing Region and Kachin State, Myanmar (Burma). Although it first was founded in 1989, it fully grew into an armed group in 2016.[1][2][3] The SNA has five objectives – to gain statehood, to fight drugs, to establish a federal Union, to build unity among all Shan sub-groups, and to conserve ecological balance.[1]