Bo Nagar

Bo Nagar (Burmese: ဗိုလ်နဂါး) is a Burmese revolutionary and the commander of the Myanmar Royal Dragon Army (MRDA).^[1] He is a prominent figure in the Myanmar's Spring Revolution and People's Defensive War.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

He has commanded the Pale People's Defense Force, which has been inflicting casualties on military troops in 2021.^[8][9] Amid rising resistance in Sagaing Region, he has risen in prominence and the junta has attempted to capture him. He has commanded the MRDA, which is under the NUG's command, since its formation in January, 2022. Under his leadership, 180 soldiers have killed in ambushes.^[10][11][12] As retaliation, the military troops raided a village for searching Bo Nagar, killed 20 people, and his cousin was beheaded.^[13] In January 2022, the military council used four helicopters to capture Bo Nagar, but did not succeed.^[14] On 9 September 2023, Bo Nagar founded the Burma National Revolutionary Army (BNRA) and assumed the role of its chairman.^{[citation needed]}

Bo Nagar claimed that the establishment of the Burma National Revolutionary Army (BNRA) was discussed online with the NUG interim president, Duwa Lashi La, and NUG Defense Minister Yee Mon. The President's Office issued a statement asserting that the matters discussed during the Defense Minister's conversation with Bo Nagar did not include any content related to the formation of the BNRA.^[15]

Bo Nagar claimed the BNRA was established in collaboration with local people's defense forces that do not operate under the NUG's Chain of Command (COC), including MRDA battalions. He emphasized that the formation of the BNRA is not meant to create a separate faction and that they intend to work in cooperation with the NUG.^[16]