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Time of India
13-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Three senior members killed in Indian strikes: Ulfa; Army denies Op
New Delhi | Guwahati: Precision strikes were carried out on United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) camps in Myanmar , targeting the terrorist outfit's senior leadership sheltering across the border to stay out of the reach of Indian armed forces. Sources said pinpointed attacks were carried out and loitering munitions and drones were used to take down high-value targets. They added the attacks were carried out from a standoff distance. In a statement, Ulfa(I) claimed that three of its senior leadership were killed and 19 others injured after the Indian Army launched an operation across the border. However, the Army said that it hasn't carried out any such operation. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Villas For Sale in Dubai Might Surprise You Villas in Dubai | Search Ads Get Info Undo Operations on the India-Myanmar border have taken place in the past, with forces at times operating under secrecy. While the Army is deployed extensively in the northeast, anti-terror operations are also carried out by Assam Rifles that is tasked with the Myanmar border as well. In a statement, Ulfa(I) claimed that three of its senior leadership were killed and 19 others injured after the Indian Army launched an operation across the border. However, the Army said that it hasn't carried out any such operation. Live Events The precision attacks took place early Sunday, with locations across the border in Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland targeted with loitering munitions. These precision weapons can be launched from a range of over 100 km, with several Indian manufacturers supplying them to the forces in the past few years. Similar loitering drones were also used during Operation Sindoor. Ulfa(I), the anti-talk faction, said the attack led to the death of self-styled Lt Gen Nayan Asom. The outfit is led by Paresh Barua, who has remained elusive for years, while Asom was believed to be the second in hierarchy and was tasked with training cadres. He was known as a Barua confidant. In a statement, Ulfa (I) said, "Indian Army had launched drone attacks between Longwa on Indo-Myanmar border near Nagaland and Pangsau Pass along the international border near Arunachal Pradesh... Attack took place between 2 am and 4 am on Sunday." The outfit claimed that there was another attack later in the day on Sunday. It also said that mobile camps of the banned outfit have been severely affected as Indian forces dropped about 150 bombs in the area. In a second statement, the Ulfa (I) said another attack was launched as they were cremating Asom's body, leading to death of two other senior cadres, identified as Ganesh Asom and Pradip Asom. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday asserted that the state police was not involved in the drone attack carried out at Ulfa(I) camps.
Time of India
04-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Cease activities in Nagaland's Mon dist, Konyak Union warns Ulfa-I
Dimapur: The Konyak Union has once again warned the Ulfa (I) to immediately cease its activities within the Konyak jurisdiction in Mon district of Nagaland, bordering Myanmar. The union, in a statement on Thursday night, said despite the public appeal and strong cautionary note issued on April 27 regarding the group's involvement in abduction and extortion activities in Assam, using Mon district as safe haven or strategic hideout, Ulfa (I) operatives continue to remain active in the area. The union said this blatant disregard for its earlier appeal is unacceptable, adding it will no longer remain a mute spectator. It further cautioned all factions and individuals engaged in anti-social or disruptive activities to desist from them immediately. It said it will not be held accountable for any consequences that may arise from decisive action taken against such perpetrators. The union also urged the security forces to exercise outmost restraint and refrain from harassing innocent public and daily wage earners under the mere suspicion of being associated with underground activities without credible evidence. It further appealed to the security forces or authorities concerned to avoid booking innocent citizens under harsh legal provisions without thorough and proper verification. "It is deeply concerning that in pursuit of bail and legal redress, many individuals are compelled to sell off their ancestral lands, homes, cultivated fields, and other vital properties just to secure their release," the union said. It reminded that the 2021 Oting massacre, resulting from the negligence of security forces, remains fresh in the collective memory of the Konyak people.
