Myanmar (SAC) Non-state opponents: The Chinland Defense Force (Burmese: ချင်းဒေသကာကွယ်ရေးတပ်ဖွဲ့, romanized: Chīn Deithạ Kakweyēi Tathpwẹ, lit.

Chinland Joint Defense Committee (CJDC) is formed to serve Chin people's security services and protect an enemy from the illegal Myanmar Army.

Coup opponents peacefully protested by banging pots and pans at night and staging online and offline strikes.

However, the groups were unable to properly reach and safeguard the Chin townships, prompting the formation of the Chinland Defense Force on 4 April 2021.

[5][9] On 31 January 2024, the CDF-Mara, CDF-Paletwa, CDF-Thantlang, CDF–Zophei, CDF-Lautu, and CDF–Senthang, alongside the Chin National Army (CNA), launched an offensive on Chin Brotherhood Alliance member the Maraland Defence Force after the MDF reportedly killed a CNA soldier and detained several CDF-Mara soldiers.