National Democratic Alliance Army

National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA), မြန်မာအမျိုးသား ဒီမိုကရက်တစ် မဟာမိတ်တပ်မတော်, is a rebel army in northeastern Burma. It is also known as the National Democratic Alliance Army-Eastern Shan State (NDAA-ESS) and as the Mongla Army or Mongla Group, the latter owing to its location in the in Mongla area in eastern Shan State, known also as 'Shan State Special region 4'.

History
The Mongla area had been under the control of several warlords since the 1960s. The NDAA was formed in 1989 after splitting from the former Communist Party of Burma (CPB). The strength of the army is around 3,000 men.

The NDAA was one of the first groups to agree to a ceasefire with the government troops. After the ceasefire, the area underwent an economic boom, with both the NDAA and regional Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) troops benefiting financially from increased opium harvests and heroin-refining. The NDAA declared an opium ban in the Mongla region in 1997 and signed a new ceasefire with the Burmese government in 2011.

The NDAA maintains close ties with other rebel armed groups that split from the CPB, such as the Myanmar Nationalities Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), the United Wa State Army (UWSA) and the New Democratic Army (Kachin) (NDA-K). In 2008 the (UWSA) was strongly against giving away the area of Mong Pawk from its control because it serves as a link with its ally, the National Democratic Alliance Army in Mongla.