Two ULFA cadres killed, six rebels arrested in Assam

October 7th, 2009 GUWAHATI - In a startling revelation, Prabal Neogi, leader of the powerful separatist group in Assam, has said that the ultras may plan to set up camps in China consequent to their losing bases in Bangladesh and Myanamar. He said this while interacting with the media persons on the sidelines of a symposium on Conflict Management and Transformation of Ethics Nationalist and Societal Conflicts held at Guwahati on Wednesday.

September 16th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Separatist leaders from various groups Wednesday warned that cadres in ceasefire mode in Assam were getting restive and threatening to go underground again as New Delhi was taking no steps to further the peace process after entering into a truce. At least eight influential rebel groups in Assam are operating ceasefires with the central government.

July 21st, 2009 GUWAHATI - The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) separatist group was luring students with money to carry out explosions ahead of Independence Day, say police and army officers in Assam. The ULFA is trapping students from economically weak families and some of them studying in towns and cities away from their homes to indulge in terror strikes...

July 7th, 2009 GUWAHATI - The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) is planning to stage violent strikes in the run up to Independence Day, with a four-member hit squad sneaking into the state from bases in Myanmar, rebel leaders said Tuesday. We have information of at least four ULFA militants, including a senior leader, already entering Assam from Myanmar and planning to carry out attacks ahead of Aug 15, Prabal Neog, leader of the pro-talk ULFA faction, told IANS.

June 25th, 2009 GUWAHATI J - Security has been beefed up in Assam, in wake of the 12 hour "Asom bandh" called by the United liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) today. The banned ULFA has called for dawn-to-dusk bandh to protest against the alleged "fake encounter" by the security forces in which two of its cadres were killed on Sunday.

June 11th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Three militants, including two ULFA cadres, were killed and another injured in two separate encounters in Assam on Thursday. According to police, the five National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants exchanged fire at around 4:00 a.m.

June 5th, 2009 GUWAHATI/AIZAWL - Seven militants were killed in Assam and a large cache of arms was recovered in a crackdown by security forces in the northeast, police said here Friday. "All together six National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants and a United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) rebel were gunned down and two NDFB ultras were arrested in different places of Sonitpur district in the past 24 hours," an Assam police spokesman said.

April 23rd, 2009 GUWAHATI - Leaders and cadres of the pro-talk faction of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) boycotted Thursday's parliamentary elections in sharp contrast to some of the family members of the top rebel leadership casting their ballot. 'We decided against voting in the elections as our main demands were not fulfilled despite the prime minister during an election speech in Guwahati last week appreciating our stand on joining the mainstream,' pro-talk ULFA leader Jiten Dutta told IANS.

April 10th, 2009 GUWAHATI - While the United Liberation Front of Assom (ULFA) is today infamous for its militant activities, the pro-talk ULFA cadres are eager to take part in the upcoming 15th Lok Sabha elections. The pro-talk groups of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) that declared a unilateral ceasefire last year are looking forward to join the electoral process and cast votes.

April 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A day after five terror attacks rocked Assam killing 10 people and injuring over 60, the Indian government Tuesday admitted it had specific inputs of the impending strikes and 'regretted' that the 'adversary' had managed to get away. Security agencies have blamed the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) for the blasts.

March 1st, 2009 GUWAHATI - Three guerrillas were killed in separate shooutouts with security forces in Manipur, as 43 militants surrendered before authorities in the adjoining state of Assam, officials Saturday said. A police spokesman said two militants of the outlawed Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) were killed in a gun battle with troopers of the paramilitary Assam Rifles late Friday near village Lamlong, about 20 km east of Manipur's capital Imphal.

February 9th, 2009 GUWAHATI - The leader of a pro-talk faction of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Tuesday accused politicians of hobnobbing with the outfit and alleged that political parties in Assam have been using the insurgency issue to its advantage in all elections since 1991. 'Since the 1991 elections, political parties have used the ULFA issue either negatively or positively for political gains.

February 1st, 2009 GUWAHATI - Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Monday said there are about 300 cadres of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in 15 camps located in Bangladesh. 'The ULFA and the NDFB based in Bangladesh are getting support from local groups and organisations like HuJI (Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami) and we want Dhaka to launch a flush out drive to uproot their bases,' the chief minister told journalists here.

January 28th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Two policemen and a separatist guerilla were killed and a six-year-old child injured in a gun battle between security forces and militants in Assam Thursday, officials said. A police spokesman said the gun battle took place between a group of militants belonging to the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and a joint team of the police and the army near village Sapekheti in Sibsagar district, about 390 km east of Assam's main city of Guwahati.

January 12th, 2009 GUWAHATI - The outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) Tuesday suffered a major setback with 42 rebels surrendering along with a huge cache of arms and explosives, officials said. A police spokesperson said four militants of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), including a woman cadre, also laid down arms at a surrender ceremony in western Baksa district.