Federal Union Army
{{Infobox war faction
| name = Federal Union Army
| native_name = {{lang|my|ဖက်ဒရယ် ပြည်ထောင်စု တပ်မတော်}}
| native_name_lang = my
| war = the internal conflict in Myanmar
| image = Flag of the United Nationalities Federal Council.svg
| caption =
| active = {{start date|2011|02|16|df=yes}} – present
| ideology = Federalism
Ethnic minority rights
| leaders =
| clans = {{plainlist|
- {{flagicon image|Infobox AA (Karen).png}} Arakan Army
- {{flagicon image|Flag of the Karenni Army.png}} Karenni Army
- {{flagicon image|Flag of the Kuki people.svg}} Kuki National Army
- {{flagicon image|Lahu flag.svg}} Lahu Democratic Union
- {{flagicon image|New Mon State Party flag.svg}} New Mon State Party
- {{flagicon image|Shan State Army-North flag.png}} Shan State Army – North
}}
| headquarters =
| area = Kayah State
Kayin State
Shan State
Chin State
| size = 10,000+ total fighters{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}
| partof = United Nationalities Federal Council
| predecessor =
| successor =
| split =
| allies =
| opponents = {{flag|Myanmar}}
- {{flagicon image|Flag of the Ministry of Defense (Myanmar).svg}} Tatmadaw
| battles = Internal conflict in Myanmar
| website =
}}
The Federal Union Army ({{langx|my|ဖက်ဒရယ် ပြည်ထောင်စု တပ်မတော်}}) is a military coalition in Myanmar (Burma) composed of fighters from various insurgent groups which are members of the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC). It was established by the UNFC to protect areas with ethnic minorities.{{cite web|title=Myanmar Peace Monitor: Stakeholders - UNFC|url=http://www.mmpeacemonitor.org/stakeholders/unfc|access-date=2017-03-13|archive-date=2019-04-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422015039/http://www.mmpeacemonitor.org/stakeholders/unfc|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Een|first1=Naing Kun|title=Myanmar Ethnic Rebels Form Combined Federal Army|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/myanmar-ethnic-rebels-form-combined-federal-army/2542895.html|access-date=13 March 2017|work=VOA|date=2 December 2014|language=en|archive-date=9 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609193216/https://www.voanews.com/a/myanmar-ethnic-rebels-form-combined-federal-army/2542895.html|url-status=live}}
Membership
The UNFC, the parent organisation of the FUA, currently has five members. Fighters in the FUA come from some of, but not all of, the member parties.
= Ceasefire members =
- Chin National Front (suspended in November 2015){{cite web|url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/ceasefire-cited-as-ethnic-unfc-alliance-suspends-two-members.html|title=Ceasefire Cited as Ethnic UNFC Alliance Suspends Two Members|date=12 November 2015|publisher=|access-date=12 May 2017|archive-date=24 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724062001/https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/ceasefire-cited-as-ethnic-unfc-alliance-suspends-two-members.html|url-status=live}}
- Karen National Union (resigned in September 2014){{cite web|url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/opinion/knu-withdraw-unfc.html|title=Why Did the KNU Withdraw From the UNFC?|date=3 September 2014|publisher=|access-date=12 May 2017|archive-date=1 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601231308/https://www.irrawaddy.com/opinion/knu-withdraw-unfc.html|url-status=live}}
- Karenni Army
- Lahu Democratic Union
- New Mon State Party
- Pa-O National Organization (suspended in November 2015)
- Shan State Army - North
= Non-ceasefire members =
- Arakan Army
- Kachin Independence Army (resigned in May 2017)
- Kuki National Army
- Ta'ang National Liberation Army (resigned in 2016)
- Wa National Organisation (resigned in May 2017)
- Zomi Revolutionary Army