People's Defence Force (Myanmar) (English Wikipedia)

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aninews.in

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"ပြင်ဦးလွင်တွင် လုံခြုံရေး တင်းကျပ်ထားသည့်ကြားက PDF အလံလွှင့်ထူခံရ၍ တပ်နယ်မှူး ကြိမ်းမောင်းခံနေရပြီး ပြစ်ဒဏ်ပေးခံရနိုင်" [A commandant likely to be punished for the PDF flag in Pyinoolwin, despite increased security]. Ayyeyarwaddy Times (in Burmese). 29 January 2024. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

bbc.com

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bnionline.net

Thonya, Saw (31 May 2021). "Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF) will carry out NUG's defense policies". BNI Multimedia Group. Archived from the original on 6 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

burmalibrary.org

Details about the People's Defense Force (in Burmese). National Unity Government of Myanmar. 2021. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

channelnewsasia.com

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dvb.no

burmese.dvb.no

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"Junta leader got attacked with large weapons". DVB News (in Burmese). 19 March 2023. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
"Mytel telecom tower has been destroyed by local people defense forces in Thanbyuzayat Township (in Burmese)". Democratic Voice of Burma. 2 October 2021. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.

dw.com

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Ball, Sam (8 November 2022). "Myanmar: The DIY weapons factories arming anti-junta fighters". France24. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

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ghostarchive.org

War Noir [@war_noir] (25 November 2021). "Here's an interesting content from #Myanmar (#Burma) for 20K followers: A photo of Kachin-made M23 "K-09" rifles, sent by a "Communist Party of Burma"/"People's Liberation Army" (#CPB/#PLA) fighter" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023 – via Twitter.
Myanmar military junta’s fighter jet has been shot down in Kayah State. Locals have witnessed the fighter jet falling down from the sky with fire. However, Chindwin is unable to verify the report although our source says the junta's fighter jet appears to be shot down.February 18, 2022. Chindwin News Agency. Archived 26 April 2024 at Ghost Archive

irrawaddy.com

"With Conscription Law, Myanmar's Generals Are Digging Their Own Graves". The irrawaddy. 14 February 2024. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
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"Myanmar Junta Retakes Town From Civilian Government in Sagaing Region". The Irrawaddy. 13 February 2024. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
"UPDATED: Two Civilian Fighters Killed Amid Shootout With Myanmar Junta Troops in Mandalay". The Irrawaddy. 22 June 2021. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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burma.irrawaddy.com

"A provisional military will be formed in Myanmar". The Irrawaddy (in Burmese). 16 April 2021. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
"PDF တွေ ကျေးလက်ဒေသများစွာကို စိုးမိုးထိန်းချုပ်ထားဟု ဦးရည်မွန်ပြော". ဧရာဝတီ. 15 March 2022. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

jordantimes.com

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libcom.org

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mizzima.com

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"Two helicopters used in fighting near northern Shan State's Naungcho". Mizzima. 14 March 2022. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.

mizzimaburmese.com

"On the revolution day, YRF soldiers made a cursing ritual using Min Aung Hlaing's head". Mizzima (in Burmese). 27 March 2023. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

mpapress.com

Chindwin Attack Force ထုတ်လုပ်ရေးစခန်းမီးလောင်၊သိန်း ၃၅၀ ကျော်ပျက်စီးဟုဆို. Myanmar Pressphoto Agency. June 21, 2023 Archived July 2, 2023, at the Wayback Machine

myanmar-now.org

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"Karenni resistance fighters open new front against junta". Myanmar Now. 26 May 2021. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
"Karenni resistance fighters kill three police officers as military attacks residential areas with artillery". Myanmar Now. 22 May 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
"Dozens of regime soldiers reportedly killed in clashes with PDFs in eastern Sagaing". Myanmar Now. 29 June 2021. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
Kyaw, U; Maung, Thura (6 November 2023). "After a four-day offensive, the revolutionary troops took over Kawlin". Myanmar Now (in Burmese). Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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PDF ထုတ်လုပ်ရေးစခန်းတစ်ခုက တောင်ပံတပ်ယာဉ်ငယ် ထုတ်လုပ်ရန် မျှော်လင့်နေ. Myanmar Now. April 15, 2025.

narinjara.com

burmese.narinjara.com

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narinjara.com

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nugmyanmar.org

mod.nugmyanmar.org

"PDF Military Structure". Ministry of Defence, National Unity Government of Myanmar (in English and Burmese). 2022. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
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pvtvmyanmar.net

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"The Ministry of Defense says PDF joint forces were able to attack military targets in Sagaing". Public Voice Television (in Burmese). 8 February 2023. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

reuters.com

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rfa.org

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"PDF's strength expected to reach 8,000". Radio Free Asia (in Burmese). 13 July 2021. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
Mon, Aye (5 May 2021). "NUG founds People's Defense Force". RFA Burmese. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
""More than 250 townships are controlled within a year of the defensive war" says NUG". RFA Burmese (in Burmese). 7 September 2022. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
Kha, Aung Sin (7 October 2022). "NUG plans to end the revolution in 2023". RFA Burmese (in Burmese). Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
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Defector group says 4 combat weapons in production for fight against Myanmar junta. June 10, 2022. Radio Free Asia. Archived May 19, 2024, at the Wayback Machine

tachileik.net

"Mong Pong Sayadaw gives Mandalay PDF wishes and charms". Tachileik News Agency (in Burmese). 11 April 2023. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.

thadinmedia.com

ေမာင္းျပန္ေတြ ကိုယ္တိုင္ထုတ္ေနပီ ဂုဏ္ယူဝင့္ႂကြားစရာရၿပီငါတို႔✊ ႐ုပ္/သံ Thadin Media. November 26, 2023. Archived June 2, 2024, at the Wayback Machine

thadinn.com

"Minbu District Battalion (3) calling for the people's support of life-saving armory and ammunition to be prepared upcoming battle season". thadinn.com. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2025.

thechindwin.com

"All Burma Students' Democratic Front (ABSDF) has entered a war with Myanmar's junta military". The Chindwin. 16 January 2022. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

thediplomat.com

Strangio, Sebastian (6 May 2021). "Can Myanmar's New 'People's Defense Force' Succeed?". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
Picard, Jasper (8 March 2022). "The Emergence of Civilian Resistance to Military Rule in Myanmar". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
Strangio, Sebastian (17 May 2021). "Myanmar: Myanmar Seizes Western Town After Heated Battle with Civilian Militia". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2022.

theguardian.com

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twitter.com

Myanmar military junta’s fighter jet has been shot down in Kayah State. Locals have witnessed the fighter jet falling down from the sky with fire. However, Chindwin is unable to verify the report although our source says the junta's fighter jet appears to be shot down.February 18, 2022. Chindwin News Agency. Archived 26 April 2024 at Ghost Archive

usip.org

Ye Myo Hein (3 November 2022). "Understanding the People's Defense Forces in Myanmar". United States Institute of Peace. United States Institute of Peace. Archived from the original on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

voanews.com

burmese.voanews.com

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web.archive.org

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"Myanmar Resistance Seizes First District Level Town in Sagaing as Offensive Expands". The Irrawaddy. 6 November 2023. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023.
"Arakan State Army claims they captured Myanmar junta outpost In Kayin State". Mizzima. 16 February 2022. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
"ANC/AA accompanied-"Cobra Column" attacks a junta column, many equipments confiscated". Narinjara News (in Burmese). 12 July 2022. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
"NUG and BPLA will cooperate militarily". RFA Burmese (in Burmese). 26 October 2022. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
"Chin National Front Signs Deal with Myanmar's Shadow Govt". The Irrawaddy. 29 May 2021. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
"Myanmar Junta Loses Over a Dozen Troops, More Bases in Three Days of Resistance Attacks". The Irrawaddy. 11 December 2023. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
Myanmar Military Now at War With Ethnic Pa-O Army And Allies in Southern Shan State. Brian Wei. January 26, 2024. The Irrawaddy Archived January 26, 2024, at the Wayback Machine
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"Two helicopters used in fighting near northern Shan State's Naungcho". Mizzima. 14 March 2022. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
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Details about the People's Defense Force (in Burmese). National Unity Government of Myanmar. 2021. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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"Myanmar Junta Forces and KIA in Fresh Fighting in Northern Myanmar". The Irrawaddy. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
"Dozens of regime soldiers reportedly killed in clashes with PDFs in eastern Sagaing". Myanmar Now. 29 June 2021. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
"All Burma Students' Democratic Front (ABSDF) has entered a war with Myanmar's junta military". The Chindwin. 16 January 2022. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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"Junta leader got attacked with large weapons". DVB News (in Burmese). 19 March 2023. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
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"Residents says the KIA and PDF took over the town of Kawlin". RFA Burmese. 6 November 2023. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
Kyaw, U; Maung, Thura (6 November 2023). "After a four-day offensive, the revolutionary troops took over Kawlin". Myanmar Now (in Burmese). Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
"Myanmar Junta Retakes Town From Civilian Government in Sagaing Region". The Irrawaddy. 13 February 2024. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
"PDF fighters in Mandalay kill two police officers in spontaneous attack". Myanmar NOW. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
"UPDATED: Two Civilian Fighters Killed Amid Shootout With Myanmar Junta Troops in Mandalay". The Irrawaddy. 22 June 2021. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
"Myanmar militias vow to take on army after city firefight". Reuters. 22 June 2021. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
"Mandalay PDF 'declares war' on junta". Myanmar NOW. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
"ပြင်ဦးလွင်နှင့် နောင်ချိုမြို့နယ်အစပ် တိုက်ပွဲများတွင် စစ်တပ်ဘက်မှ ၁၀၀ ဝန်း ကျင်သေဆုံးဟု NUG ကာကွယ်ရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာနက ကြေညာ" [NUG Ministry of Defense says around 100 regime soldiers were killed in the battles in Pyin Oo Lwin and Nawnghkio]. Yangon Khit Thit Media (in Burmese). 23 April 2023. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
"Karen Rebel Leader Warns Myanmar Regime of More Fighting". The Irrawaddy. 3 June 2021. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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