NSCN-K claims responsibility for Manipur ambush
June 05, 2015  10:31
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Hours after 18 soldiers of the Indian Army's 6 Dogra Regiment were killed and 11 others injured in an ambush near Myanmar border in Manipur's Chandel district, militant group Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) has claimed responsibility for the attack.

"An elite strike unit of Naga Army, Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup and the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) carried out the ambush today (Thursday)," the NSCN-K said in a statement issued to the media.

It may be recalled that the NSCN(K) had pulled out of a ceasefire with the government in March this year.

As per reports, the Centre has asked the Army to launch 'search and destroy' operations against NSCN(K) and other insurgent groups in the Northeast.
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