US EditionTensions Escalate: Gunfight Near Indo-Myanmar Border
- On May 14, 2024, Assam Rifles initiated a two-day counterinsurgency mission in the vicinity of New Samtal village, situated in the Chandel district of Manipur close to the border with Myanmar.
- The operation started after specific intelligence about armed insurgents' movement prompted a joint response by Assam Rifles, Indian Army's Spear Corps, and state police.
- During the operation, troops faced heavy fire from suspected militants, resulting in a gunfight that killed at least ten suspected insurgents and led to recovery of weapons including seven AK-47s and one RPG launcher.
- A senior officer stated that the troops exhibited restraint and accuracy in their response, and the militants who were killed are believed to have been involved in cross-border insurgency, with their identities still under verification.
- The operation's conclusion and seizures highlight ongoing security challenges along Manipur's 398-km porous border with Myanmar amid ethnic tensions and insurgencies in the region.
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Tensions Escalate: Gunfight Near Indo-Myanmar Border
Tensions Escalate: Gunfight Near Indo-Myanmar Border A major gunfight has erupted in Manipur's Chandel district, resulting in the deaths of at least 10 militants, according to officials. The engagement involved an Assam Rifles unit in the strategically significant New Samtal village, close to the Indo-Myanmar border.Officials indicate that the military operation is ongoing. The Assam Rifiles, acting on specific intelligence of armed cadre moveme…
Indian Army kill 10 tribal youth in Manipur - Kashmir Media Service
Imphal: In a highly controversial operation, Indian Army personnel killed ten tribal youth in a staged encounter in Manipur’s volatile Chandel district, bordering Myanmar. According to Kashmir Media Service, the so-called gunfight took place near New Samtal village in Khengjoy tehsil, an area long fraught with insurgency and cross-border tensions. The operation, Indian officials claim, was launched based on “specific intelligence” regarding the …
10 killed in Manipur encounter were Myanmar nationals, security official says
The 10 suspected militants killed by the Indian armed forces in an encounter near the Indo-Myanmar border in Manipur’s Chandel district on Wednesday were Myanmar nationals, a security official in Manipur said. According to a statement by the Army on Thursday, an Assam Rifles unit under the III Corps of the Army had launched an operation on Wednesday, acting on intelligence on the movement of armed cadres near New Samtal village in Chandel distri…
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