CNI News

10 April 2024

A basic military training graduation ceremony of the Battalion-4 under the Brigade-891 of the Shanni Nationalities Army (SNA) was held a few days ago. 

The SNA has five brigades and they are 891, 753, 972 and 614. 

The SNA was built on 5th July, 1989 and it laid down five political objectives and is implementing them.

The five political objectives of the SNA are (1) to protect local people from being bullied by armed groups (2) to fight drugs (3) to carry out all round development activities such as upgrading health, education, economy, agriculture, livestock and living standard of local people (4) to conserve natural environment within the region and (5) to collaborate with other ethnic people in building a federal union based on equal rights and self-determination.

Shanni regions were divided and put into Kachin State and Sagaing Region after Myanmar gained her independence. The SNA is making an effort to gain Shanni State after gathering its regions - Myitkyina, Banmaw, Mohnyin, Mogaung, Kalay, Tamu, Homalin, Khamti, Katha and Mawlike Districts.