Shan United Revolutionary Army
ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်တပ်ပေါင်းစုတော်လှန်ရေးတပ်မတော်
Flag of the Shan United Revolutionary Army
Leaders	Mo Heng Khun Sa Yawd Serk
Dates of operation	1960 (1960)[1]–1996 (1996)
Headquarters	Homong, Shan State
Active regions	Shan State
Ideology	Shan nationalism Separatism
Part of	Mong Tai Army
Opponents	Union of Myanmar Tatmadaw
Battles and wars	Internal conflict in Myanmar
Preceded by Mong Tai Army Succeeded by Shan State Army - South

The Shan United Revolutionary Army (Burmese: ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်တပ်ပေါင်းစုတော်လှန်ရေးတပ်မတော်; abbreviated SURA) or Tai Revolutionary Council (TRC) was a Shan insurgent group in Myanmar (Burma), led by Moh Heng.^[2]

History

The SURA was formed in the 1960s by Moh Heng, who earlier formed the Shan State Communist Party in 1956.^[3]

The SURA however took anti-communist position due to its close links with the KMT. In 1984, it merged with the anti-communist 2nd Brigade of the Shan State Army to form the Tai Revolutionary Council (TRC) when the 2nd Brigade headquarters was overrun by Khun Sa's Shan United Army (SUA).^[4]

In early 1985 its headquarters at Piang Luang came under pressure from the SUA as the latter sought to consolidate control over the border area.^[5] The TRC then ended its relationship the KMT, and allied itself with the SUA, to create the Mong Tai Army with its base of operations in Homong.^[6][7] In 1996 most of its soldiers disarmed, but a group of 800 soldiers were integrated into the newly formed Shan State Army - South by Yawd Serk.^{[citation needed]}