Clashes with other ethnic armed groups are possible.
- ICG
The Ta’ang group should focus on improving governance in its areas, in conjunction with civil society.
What’s new?
The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) has used Myanmar’s post-2021 coup crisis to expand its territory in northern Shan State, recruit fighters and strengthen its parallel administration.
Although it has quietly supported anti-coup resistance forces, it has clashed with the military only rarely and has met with regime representatives.
Why does it…