▁SS A - S ), ▁also ▁known ▁simply ▁as ▁the ▁Sh an ▁State ▁Army , ▁is ▁the ▁armed ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁Rest oration ▁Council ▁of ▁Sh an ▁State ▁( RC SS ) ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁ins urg ent ▁groups ▁in ▁My an mar ▁( B ur ma ). ▁The ▁SS A - S ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁Y aw d ▁Ser k ▁until ▁his ▁res ignation ▁on ▁ 3 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Y aw d ▁Ser k ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁R CSS ▁shortly ▁after ▁his ▁res ignation ▁and ▁has ▁remained ▁chairman ▁since . ▁ ▁History ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁Y aw d ▁Ser k ▁of ▁the ▁Sh an ▁United ▁Revolution ary ▁Army ▁( S UR A ) ▁led ▁ 8 0 0 ▁soldiers ▁under ▁his ▁command ▁to ▁central ▁Sh an ▁State ▁and ▁established ▁the ▁Sh an ▁State ▁Army ▁- ▁South , ▁after ▁he ▁refused ▁to ▁surrender ▁to ▁government ▁forces ▁with ▁fellow ▁commander ▁Kh un ▁Sa . ▁He ▁then ▁rec ru ited ▁roughly ▁a ▁thousand ▁more ▁soldiers ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁southern ▁Sh an ▁State ▁and ▁establish ing ▁the ▁group ' s ▁head qu arter , ▁Lo i ▁Tai ▁L eng . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁SS A - S ▁formed ▁the ▁Rest oration ▁Council ▁of ▁Sh an ▁State ▁( RC SS ) ▁as ▁its ▁political ▁wing , ▁and ▁elected ▁eleven ▁Central ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁members ▁to