2015 Manipur ambush

2015 Manipur ambush
Part of the insurgency in Northeast India
Date4 June 2015
LocationChandel district, Manipur
Result The Indian Army launches a counter-insurgency operation in Myanmar.
Belligerents
 India UNLFW
Units involved
 Indian Army
Casualties and losses
18 killed
15 wounded		 None

United Liberation Front of Western South East Asia insurgents ambushed a military convoy in Chandel district on 4 June 2015, resulting in the loss of life for eighteen soldiers of the Indian Army. Fifteen soldiers also suffered serious injury. The United Liberation Front publicly claimed responsibility for the attack.[1] On 9 June 2015, acting on intelligence provided by the Indian Intelligence Bureau, MI and the Research and Analysis Wing, and with support of the Indian Air Force, carried out a cross-border operation into Myanmar, resulting in the death of 158 insurgents, including those responsible for the attack on the convoy. Punitive action by Indian forces in retaliation for the several kilometers inside the territory of Myanmar territory to destroy two camps of insurgents hiding there after their attacks in Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh on 4 June by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland and Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup outfits.[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Ensuring Peace in the Northeast".
  2. ↑ "Army Conducts Ops Near Myanmar Border, Sources Say Militants Behind Manipur Ambush Killed". NDTV. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Manipur massacre: Indian Army hits back, kills 20 insurgents in Myanmar". Firstpost.
  4. ↑ "Bold operation by Indian Army: Many militants involved in Manipur ambush neutralised in Myanmar". The Economic Times.
  5. ↑ "Manipur attack: Indian Army hunts down insurgents along Myanmar border". Zee News.


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