Myanmar Royal Dragon Army

The Myanmar Royal Dragon Army (MRDA; Burmese: မြန်မာ့တော်ဝင်နဂါးတပ်တော်), also known as Myanmar's Royal Dragon Army, is an armed resistance organisation based in Pale Township, Sagaing Region. It was founded on 1 January 2022 by its leader, Bo Nagar, and was under the command of the National Unity Government.[3][4][5][6]

Myanmar Royal Dragon Army
မြန်မာ့တော်ဝင်နဂါးတပ်တော်
LeaderBo Nagar
Foundation1 January 2022 (2022-01-01)
Active regionsPale Township, Sagaing Region
Size1000+[1]
AlliesNational Unity Government

Myanmar National Defence Force

Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army
Opponents Myanmar (SAC)
Battles and warsInternal conflict in Myanmar

History

In February 2022, the MRDA announced it had attacked two bases near the villages of Ziphyugone and Einmahti alongside another resistance groups. The MRDA claimed that around 40 junta troops and Pyusawhti militia members had been killed.[7][8]

In late April 2022, the MRDA attacked a number of outposts in Pale held by the Tatmadaw and Pyusawhti, a pro-junta militia. The MRDA also ambushed junta forces which it claimed were raiding villages and burning civilian homes.[9]

References
  1. "တရုတ်နယ်စပ်က ရိုင်ဖယ်များနှင့် အားမာန်ပြည့်လာသည့် တပ်ဖွဲ့သစ်များ" [Armed groups rejuvenated by rifles from Chinese borderlands]. Irrawaddy (in Burmese). 6 June 2023.
  2. "Pyusawhti militia". Myanmar NOW.
  3. "PDF ခေါင်းဆောင် ဗိုလ်နဂါးဒေသမှာ စစ်ကောင်စီက လေကြောင်းကပါ ဖိတိုက်နေ". Radio Free Asia (in Burmese). 16 January 2022. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. "မြန်မာ့တော်ဝင်နဂါးတပ်တော်(ရန်ကုန်)နှင့် မြန်မာ့အမျိုးသားကာကွယ်ရေးတပ်မတော် မဟာမိတ်ဖွဲ့စည်း". LuduNwayOo. 27 April 2022.
  5. "Guerrilla force ambushes Myanmar military convoy and base in Sagaing". Myanmar NOW. 13 May 2022. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  6. "Interview | Myanmar Resistance Leader in Sagaing Says Monsoon Will Bring Victories". The Irrawaddy. 13 June 2022. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  7. Thu, Kyaw; Din, Tha (31 March 2022). "Myanmar Royal Dragon Army attacked the Junta-Pyusawhtee forces in Pale, 9 killed and many injured – Tha Din". Thadinn. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  8. "45 Myanmar junta soldiers killed in ambush near Sagaing's Pale Township". Mizzima. 4 June 2022. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  9. "Rebel Group Demands Increased Attacks on Myanmar Junta and Collaborators". The Irrawaddy. 20 April 2022. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.


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