New Democratic Army - Kachin


The New Democratic Army - Kachin was an armed insurgent group that operated from 1989 until its conversion into a "border guard force" in November 2009.

History

The NDA-K was founded in 1989 by former Kachin Independence Organization officers Zahkung Ting Ying, Layawk Zelum, and Ying Zelum, when they led a communist faction of 700 soldiers that split from the KIO due to its political differences. In the same year, the group agreed to a ceasefire with the government, and it de facto operated under the Tatmadaw's command as a "special regional task force".
The group received a budget, rations, and supplies from the government. Additionally, 600 soldiers were paid by the government as part of the Myanmar Police Force. In November 2009, the group became one of the first insurgent groups under a ceasefire agreement to convert into a "border guard force". Some members have since joined the Kachin State Progressive Party to contest in the 2010 general election.

Splinter group

A Rawang leader Lauban Tanggu Dang established the Rebellion Resistance Force from the NDA-K group.

Leader

Zahkung Ting Ying is a Ngochang from the Yunnan Frontier. In 1968, he split from Kachin Independence Army and joined the Communist Party Burma and established the CPB's 101 War Zone with Zaluman, another KIA defector. In 2016, he was expelled from the Union Parliament for breaking a lot of election laws while campaigning.