Chin National Defence Force
| Chin National Defense Force | |
|---|---|
| ချင်းအမျိုးသားကာကွယ်ရေးတပ်ဖွဲ့ | |
 Flag of the Chin National Defense Force | |
| Dates of operation | 13 April 2021 – present |
| Headquarters | Falam, Chin State |
| Active regions | Chin State Magway Region Sagaing Region India-Myanmar border |
| Ideology | Chin nationalism Federalism |
| Size | 1,000+[citation needed] |
| Part of | Chin National Organisation |
| Allies | |
| Opponents |  Myanmar (SAC)
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| Battles and wars | Internal conflict in Myanmar |
Chin National Defence Force (Burmese: ချင်းအမျိုးသားကာကွယ်ရေးတပ်ဖွဲ့; abbreviated CNDF) is a Chin ethnic armed organisation in Myanmar. It is the armed wing of the Chin National Organisation (CNO), and was founded on 13 April 2021 alongside it.[3][4][5] It is one of the armed groups formed in Falam, Chin State of Myanmar in response to the Myanmar military's coup d'état after 1 February 2021.[6][7]
References[edit]
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