Ramanya Joint Column

Ramanya Joint Column
Ramanya Joint Column
Foundation	December 2024
Dates of operation	January–June 2025
Groups	Ramonnya Mon Army; Mon State Revolutionary Force; Mon State Defense Force;
Active regions	Mon State; Karen State; Tanintharyi Region; Myanmar–Thailand border
Allies	State allies National Unity Government People's Defence Force; ; Non-state allies All Burma Students' Democratic Front; Karen National Union Karen National Liberation Army; ; Kawthoolei Army;
Opponents	State opponents Myanmar (SAC) Tatmadaw Myanmar Army Southeastern Command; Border Guard Forces; ; Myanmar Police Force; Pyusawhti militias; ;
Battles and wars	Internal conflict in Myanmar Myanmar civil war (2021–present) National Highway 8 offensive; ;

The Ramanya Joint Column, also known as the Ramanya Joint Task Force,^[1] was a joint military force active in southern Myanmar. Its establishment was announced on 19 January, 2025, by several Mon resistance organisations fighting against the military junta of Myanmar. The column contains the Mon National Liberation Army-AD, Mon Liberation Army,^[a] Mon State Revolutionary Force, and the Mon State Defense Force. The groups first agreed to unify during a meeting on 19 December, 2024; using the column to test whether such unification was feasible. The purpose of the force is to encourage the unification of disconnected resistance groups fighting in Mon State.^[2] In the column, each Mon group contributes 25 soldiers, having 100 soldiers in total. The Mon groups also contribute 2 representatives each to the commanding committee, with an NMSP-AD representative being the senior-most officer.^[3]