ZUF & NSCN-IM Gun Battle in Manipur, One Killed

September 13:One armed cadre of the Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) was killed
during an hour long gun battle with the cadres of the National Socialist
Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) late on Monday in Tamenglong district
of Manipur.

Police sources said on Tuesday that a posse of police
and Assam Rifles have reached Taodaijang village where the fierce gun
battle took place. Confirming the recovery of the bullet-ridden body of
the militant, police said that he was identified by local residents as
Paouwalung of Ajuram village in the same district.

NSCN(IM) and
ZUF are enemies and draw guns on sight of each other. There had been
some encounters between the two outfits recently. Combing operations
have also been started in the suspected areas to flush the militants
out. The ceasefire between the Indian government and the NSCN(IM) does
not extend to Manipur.

Tamenglong district of Manipur is adjacent
to Nagaland and as such cadres of these two outfits sneak into it from
time to time. There had been chance encounters. Besides, temporary
mobile camps were also attacked which killed and injured some cadres.
Being a mountainous region there cannot be tooth combs to smoke out the
armed militants.

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