Resistance groups unify under new alliance in Chin State

Salai Yaw Man, the former Chin Brotherhood spokesperson, told DVB that he’s now a part of the newly-formed Chin People’s Army (CPA), which announced its formation after the unification of four Chin Defense Force (CDF) units in southern Chin State on Jan. 12.

“We will be more united and consolidated regarding trade, administration and command changes. It will become more integrated. In decision-making, it will be more effective and coherent,” said Salai Yaw Man, the new spokesperson for the CPA and its political wing; the Chin People’s Union (CPU).

The CPA, which consists of the CDF–Mindat, CDF–Matupi, CDF–Kanpetlet, and CDF–Daai, stated that it will continue to oppose military rule in Myanmar and work with other ethnic nationalities to establish a federal democratic union that guarantees self-determination for all Chin peoples.