Tar Bone Kyaw

Tar Bone Kyaw is a senior Ta'ang military and political leader in Shan State, Myanmar. He is currently the secretary general of the Palaung State Liberation Front, and the second-in-command of its armed wing, the Ta'ang National Liberation Army.

Military career

Tar Bone Kyaw served in the Palaung State Liberation Organization/Army until they signed a ceasefire agreement with the government in 1991. After the PSLO/A disbanded, Tar Bone Kyaw, together with another Ta'ang leader, Tar Aik Bong, founded the TNLA alongside the PSLF to continue fighting for the self-determination of the Ta'ang people.
When Operation 1027 was launched on 27 October 2023, Tar Bone Kyaw told Agence France-Presse that the Three Brotherhood Alliance would end their ceasefire with the military junta.