Mon National Defence Army

The Mon National Defence Army (also known as the Mon National Warrior Army) was a splinter group of the Mon National Liberation Army (MNLA) in Myanmar formed in retaliation for the New Mon State Party entering a ceasefire with the State Peace and Development Council. The MNDA eventually united with another breakaway MNLA faction led by Nai Pan Nyunt on 29 November 2001, to form the Monland Restoration Army.^[2]

Mon National Defence Army
Leaders	Ja Lwan Hta[1]
Dates of operation	1995 (1995)–2011
Headquarters	Ye Township
Active regions	Mon State
Ideology	Mon nationalism Separatism
Size	30[1]
Opponents	State opponents Myanmar Tatmadaw Union of Myanmar Non-state opponents Karen National Liberation Army[2] New Mon State Party[2]
Battles and wars	Internal conflict in Myanmar
Preceded by Mon National Liberation Army

Initially, the MRA/HRP alliance engaged in numerous clashes with the SPDC and MNLA in early 2002. However, the strength of the splinter groups deteriorated by 2003 as most members defected back to the MNLA.^[2]

After the MNLA ended their ceasefire with the SPDC in September 2010, both the MNDA and the MRA reunited.^[1]