Shan State Army (RCSS)

Shan State Army (RCSS)
Shan State Army (RCSS)
တပ်ႉသိုၵ်းၸိုင်ႈတႆး – ပွတ်းၸၢၼ်း
	Flag of the Shan State Army (RCSS)
Leaders	Lt. Gen. Yawd Serk (1996–present)
Dates of operation	26 January 1996 – present
Headquarters	Loi Tai Leng, Shan State, Myanmar
Active regions	Shan State,; Myanmar–China border,; Myanmar–Thailand border
Ideology	Shan nationalism; Federalism
Size	12,000
Part of	Restoration Council of Shan State
Allies	7 EAO Alliance; New Mon State Party; Arakan Liberation Party; Pa-O National Liberation Army (PNLO-NCA-S); Lahu Democratic Union; Democratic Karen Benevolent Army; KNU/KNLA Peace Council;
Opponents	State opponents Myanmar Tatmadaw; ; Union of Myanmar (until 2011); Non-state opponents Shan State Army (SSPP) (until 2023); Pa-O National Liberation Army; Ta'ang National Liberation Army; United Wa State Army;
Battles and wars	Internal conflict in Myanmar

The Shan State Army (Shan: တပ်ႉသိုၵ်းၸိုင်ႈတႆး – ပွတ်းၸၢၼ်း; abbreviated SSA or RCSS/SSA), also known as the Shan State Army – South (SSA-S), is the armed wing of the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) and one of the largest insurgent groups in Myanmar (Burma). The RCSS/SSA was led by Lieutenant General Yawd Serk until his resignation on 3 February 2014. Yawd Serk was reelected chairman of the RCSS shortly after his resignation and has remained chairman since.