Wa State
The United Wa State Army (; , ), abbreviated as the UWSA or the UWS Army, is the military wing of the United Wa State Party (UWSP), the "de facto" ruling party of Wa State (officially known as the Wa Self-Administered Division). It is an ethnic minority army of an estimated 20,000–25,000 Wa soldiers, led by Bao Youxiang. The UWSA was formed after the collapse of the armed wing of the Communist Party of Burma (CPB) in 1989.