The National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA)[n 1] is an insurgent group in eastern Shan State, Myanmar (Burma).
[6] The NDAA was formed in 1989 after splitting from the former Communist Party of Burma (CPB).
[2][1] The NDAA was one of the first groups to sign a ceasefire with the Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces).
[6] After the ceasefire, the area underwent an economic boom, and the NDAA had benefited financially from increased opium harvests and narcotics trafficking.
[7] The NDAA declared an opium ban in the Mong La region in 1997 and signed a new ceasefire with the Myanmar government in 2011.