Pa-O National Liberation Army

Pa-O National Liberation Army
ပအိုဝ်ႏစွိုးခွိုꩻလွစ်ထန်ႏရေꩻတပ်မတောႏ
Leaders
  • Khun Ti Saung (2007-2009)
  • Khun Okka (2009-2013)
  • Khun Myint Tun (2013-2018)
  • Khun Thurein (2019- present)
Military leader
  • Khun Thurein (2007-2017)
  • Khun Kyaw Htin (2017- present)
Dates of operationModern: 2009 (2009)–present
Post-independence: 1949 (1949)–1976 (1976)
HeadquartersCamp Laybwer, Mawkmai Township, Shan State, Myanmar
Active regionsShan State
Myanmar-Thailand border
IdeologyPa-O nationalism
Federalism
Size400+-1000+
Allies United Wa State Army
Shan State Progress Party (2024-present)
People's Defence Force (2024-present)
Karenni Nationalities Defence Force (2024-present)
OpponentsState opponents:

 Myanmar

Union of Myanmar (until 2011)
Non-state opponents: Pa-O National Organization

Restoration Council of Shan State

Battles and warsInternal conflict in Myanmar

The Pa-O National Liberation Army (Pa'o Karen: ပအိုဝ်ႏစွိုးခွိုꩻလွစ်ထန်ႏရေꩻတပ်မတောႏ, Burmese: ပအိုဝ်းအမျိုးသားလွတ်မြောက်ရေးတပ်မတော်; abbreviated PNLA) is a Pa-O insurgent group in Myanmar (Burma). It is the armed wing of the Pa-O National Liberation Organisation.

The PNLA signed a "Five-Point State-Level Agreement" and an "Eight-Point Union-Level Agreement" with the government of Myanmar on 25 August 2012.