| Shan United Revolutionary Army | |
| Native Name Lang: | my |
| War: | the Internal conflict in Myanmar |
| Active: | [1] – |
| Partof: | Mong Tai Army |
| Predecessor: | Mong Tai Army |
| Successor: | Shan State Army - South |
| Headquarters: | Homong, Shan State |
| Area: | Shan State |
| Opponents: | Union of Myanmar |
| Battles: | Internal conflict in Myanmar |
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]
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.