List Of Kachin Ceasefire Groups
List of Kachin Ceasefire Groups in Northern Burma
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| NO | Name | Leader | Man Power | Date of Establishment | Signed Ceasefire Agreement | Based Area | Remark |
| 1 | KIO/KIA | Lanyaw Zawng Hra | 6,000 - 7,000 (1990 figure) | February 5, 1961 | February 24,1994 | Laisin Bum was headquarters of KIO/KIA before 1994 but now it has moved to Laiza on Sino-Burma border in eastern Kachin State. KIO/KIA also base northeast Shan State | Strongest Kachin insurgent. |
| 2 | NDA-K | Zahkung Ting Ying | About 800 | 1968 | December 15, 1989 | Pangwah is headquarters and it bases along the areas between Pangwah and Kambaiti Passes on Sino-Burma border in eastern Kachin State. | The group was former KIO/KIA’s 3rd Brigade and become CPB's Army Division No. 101. The leader was Zahkung Ting Ying. |
| 3 | KDA | Mahtu Naw | About 800 | 1990 | January 13, 1991 | Kawnghka is headquarters close to Kutkai in northeast Shan State. It bases around Kutkai. | The group was former KIO/KIA’s 4th Brigade and the leader Mahtu Naw was Brigade commander. |
| 4 | Lasang Awng Wa Ceasefire Group | Lasang Awng Wa | About 300 | January 4, 2004 | The group split from mother KIO/KIA. | Its headquarters is based in Lawayang near N'jang Yang in Kachin State. | The leader Lasang Awng Wa was former KIO/KIA’s Chief of Kachin National Security Department and a military intelligence. |
| 5 | RRF | Tanggu Dang (Ahdang) | Over 100 | Earlier 2006 | The group split from NDA-K | Its headquarters is based in Shinghkong in Hkawnglanghpu in Putao district in northern Kachin State. | The pro-junta and native Rawang militia group was formed with the help of the junta's Northern Command commander Maj-Gen Ohn Myint. |
Acronym
1. KIO = Kachin Independence Organization
2. KIA= Kachin Independence Army
3. NDA-K= New Democratic Army-Kachin
4. KDA= Kachin Defense Army
5. CPB= Communist Party of Burma
6. RRF= Rebellion Resistance Force (Rawang militia)
Last updated: September 9, 2008
