N-E militants may organise joint strikes in Assam: Intel
Guwahati, Mar 13, 2016, DHNS:
Security forces have sounded an alert of hit squads drown out of cadres of various militant group of the region to disrupt the upcoming Assembly polls in Assam.
This came to light after security forces were able to trace the movement of a 16-member special hit squad comprising of militants form several rebel groups in upper Assam’s Tinsukia district.
“On March 8, a group of UNLFWSEA and some other extremist organisations entered Upper Dihing Reserve Forest, Tinsukia. The group was a conglomerate of ULFA(I), PLA, KYKL, NSCN(K),” Assam Police informed through a press statement.
The United National Liberation Front of Western South East Asia (UNLFWSEA) is a new alliance formed last year by major underground militants groups of Northeast India based in Sagaing division of Myanmar. Last year one of its hit squads killed 18 jawans in Manipur.
It was after that attack that Indian Army’s Special Forces carried out surgical strikes on militant bases near the Indo-Myanmar border in Nagaland and Manipur.According to intelligence sources, since March 8, security forces in Tinsukia were tracing the group led by hardcore ULFA(I) cadres and self-styled lieutenant Prodip Gogoi alias Akon Asom.
Target
Their initial target was to attack security forces in Upper Assam on March 16, ULFA’s Army Day, sources added.
For the past few days a massive operation has been taking place with various security agencies combining together. They got success when two ULFA(I) cadres from the same squad — War Asom and Biman Asom — deserted the group and surrendered.
Security forces have also indicated that two cadres of the Peoples’ Liberation Army of Manipur and one from KYKL another banned group of Manipur who were also part of the same group have deserted and are trying to surrender. Meanwhile, an alert has been sounded across Assam.
This came to light after security forces were able to trace the movement of a 16-member special hit squad comprising of militants form several rebel groups in upper Assam’s Tinsukia district.
“On March 8, a group of UNLFWSEA and some other extremist organisations entered Upper Dihing Reserve Forest, Tinsukia. The group was a conglomerate of ULFA(I), PLA, KYKL, NSCN(K),” Assam Police informed through a press statement.
The United National Liberation Front of Western South East Asia (UNLFWSEA) is a new alliance formed last year by major underground militants groups of Northeast India based in Sagaing division of Myanmar. Last year one of its hit squads killed 18 jawans in Manipur.
It was after that attack that Indian Army’s Special Forces carried out surgical strikes on militant bases near the Indo-Myanmar border in Nagaland and Manipur.According to intelligence sources, since March 8, security forces in Tinsukia were tracing the group led by hardcore ULFA(I) cadres and self-styled lieutenant Prodip Gogoi alias Akon Asom.
Target
Their initial target was to attack security forces in Upper Assam on March 16, ULFA’s Army Day, sources added.
For the past few days a massive operation has been taking place with various security agencies combining together. They got success when two ULFA(I) cadres from the same squad — War Asom and Biman Asom — deserted the group and surrendered.
Security forces have also indicated that two cadres of the Peoples’ Liberation Army of Manipur and one from KYKL another banned group of Manipur who were also part of the same group have deserted and are trying to surrender. Meanwhile, an alert has been sounded across Assam.
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