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Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 23:
Close on the heels of the attack launched by the proscribed MPA of the UNLF at the 1 Assam Rifles camp at Nambisha in Ukhrul district on November 21 on the Indo-Myanmar border and the subsequent rushing in of additional forces, the Army, Assam Rifles and special forces have launched a multi-pronged and intense offensive at Somtal area in Chandel district against the proscribed UNLF.
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Speaking to The Sangai Express, a highly reliable source said that the combined force plans to clear the whole area and drive out the UNLF cadres and set up posts.
Significantly, a spokesman of the UNLF had earlier informed the press that following the skirmish at Nambisha, additional forces have been rushed in by the security force to the areas dominated by the 293 Bn of the MPA in Chandel area.
The source further said that the latest offensive follows the earlier operations launched in December last year in the same area wherein a large number of militants were driven out.
The troops had to move back to their posts during Monsoon due to the poor infrastructure which would have hampered logistic supplies.
Quoting sources, the source further said that the operations are progressing well and twenty eight IEDs have already been recovered.
With the security forces launching the operations on such a large and intensive scale a large number of UNLF cadres have fled into neighbouring Myanmar, claimed the source.
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