KOKANG SPECIAL REGION 1: The Rise of an Authoritarian Enclave in Northern Shan State

The Kokang ethnic armed group, formally the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) and operating under the Myanmar National Truth and Justice Party (MNTJP), originally emerged as a revolutionary force dedicated to overthrowing Myanmar’s military dictatorship and establishing a Federal Democratic Union. Aligned with the Three Brotherhood Alliance (3BHA), its early rhetoric championed national liberation. […] The post KOKANG SPECIAL REGION 1: The Rise of an Authoritarian Enclave in Northern Shan State appeared first on Shan Herald Agency for News.