10th Malay Regiment

10th Malay Regiment
10th Malay Regiment
Rejimen Sepuluh
	Flag of the MNLA's 10th Malay Regiment
Leaders	Abdullah CD
Dates of operation	1949–1989
Allegiance	Malayan Communist Party Malayan National Liberation Army;
Active regions	Northern Malaya and Southern Thailand
Ideology	Communism; Marxism–Leninism; Mao Zedong Thought; Anti-imperialism;
Political position	Far-left
Opponents	United Kingdom Malaya; Singapore; Malacca; (until 1957); Penang; (until 1957); Kenya; Southern Rhodesia (until 1953); Rhodesia and Nyasaland (after 1953); Fiji; Australia; New Zealand; Thailand;
Battles and wars	Malayan Emergency; Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–1989);
	Preceded by; Kesatuan Melayu Muda; Parti Kebangsaan Melayu Malaya; Angkatan Wanita Sedar; Angkatan Pemuda Insaf [ms]; Ikatan Pemuda Tanah Air Melayu [ms]; Hizbul Muslimin;

The 10th Malay Regiment, established on 21 May 1949, was the only predominantly Malay regiment of the Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA). Other regiments of this armed wing of the Malayan Communist Party were predominantly Chinese. The regiment fought against the British occupation of Malaysia after World War II.

The regiment was named after the 10th of Dhu al-Hijjah (Zulhijah), the beginning of Eid al-Adha (Hari Raya Korban), celebrated by the Muslims in remembrance of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son. It was also on that date that they formed the regiment.^{[citation needed]}

References

"Malayan People's Army. 10th Regiment Archives". International Institute of Social History. hdl:10622/ARCH02799.

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