UNITED WA STATE ARMY (UWSA) = 20,000 soldiers
Area : Wa hills between Salween river and PRC border; formerly part of Communist Party of Burma (CPB)
KACHIN INDEPENDENCE ARMY (KIA) = some 8,000 soldiers
Area northern Myanmar, incl Kuman range. Reached ceasefire agreement with govt in Oct 1993
MONG THAI ARMY (MTA) (formerly Shan United Army) =3,000+
Area along! Thai border and between Lashio and PRC border
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE ARMY (NDAA) = 1,000
Area north-east Shan state
MON NATIONAL LIBERATION ARMY (MNLA) = 1,000
Area: on Thai border in Mon state
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE ARMY (NDAA) = 1,000
Area: eastern corner of Shan state on PRC-Lao border; formerly part of Communist Party of Burma
PALAUNG STATE LIBERATION ARMY (PSLA) = 700
Area: hill tribesmen north of Hsipaw
NEW DEMOCRATIC ARMY (NDA) = 500
Area along PRC border in Kachin state; former Communist Party of Burma
DEMOCRATIC KAREN BUDDHIST ORGANISATION (DKBO) = 100-500 armed