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{{Infobox military conflict<br />
| conflict = Insurgency in Manipur<br />
| partof = [[Insurgency in Northeast India]]<br />
| image = File:IN-MN.svg<br />
| caption = Map of Manipur<br />
| date = 8 September 1980 – ''Present''<ref name=CDPS/><br>({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|day1=8|month1=9|year1=1980}})<br />
| place = [[Manipur]]<br />
| status = [[List of ongoing armed conflicts|Ongoing]]<br>(low-level insurgency) <br />
| combatant1 = {{flag|India}}<br />
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'''Supported by:'''<br/> {{flag|Myanmar}}<br />
| combatant2 = {{collapsible list<br />
|title = Multiple insurgent groups<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/manipur/terrorist_outfits/index.html|title=Terrorist / Insurgent Groups – Manipur|work=SATP|date=22 March 2015|access-date=30 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230051613/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/manipur/terrorist_outfits/index.html|archive-date=30 December 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
|[[Kuki Liberation Army|KLA]] |[[People's United Liberation Front|PULF]] |[[Kuki National Front|KNF]] |[[Hmar People's Convention- Democracy|HPC-D]] |[[Kuki National Army|KNA]] |[[Kuki Revolutionary Army|KRA]] |[[Zomi Revolutionary Army|ZRA]] |[[United Kuki Liberation Front|UKLF]] |[[National Socialist Council of Nagaland Isak-Muivah|NSCN-IM]] |[[Manipur People's Liberation Front|MPLF]] |[[Kangleipak Communist Party|KCP]]| [[File:South Asian Communist Banner.svg|22px]] [[ Maoist Communist Party of Manipur|MCPM]] |[[Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup|KYKL]] |[[File:Bandera FPRM Manipur.png|22px]] [[People's Liberation Army of Manipur|PLA]] |[[People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak|PREPAK]] |[[File:Bandera UNLF.svg|22px]] [[United National Liberation Front|UNLF]] |[[Hmar People's Convention|HPC]] |[[Chin Kuki Revolutionary Front|CKRF]] |[[Hmar Revolutionary Front|HRF]] |[[Indigenous People's Revolutionary Alliance|IRPA]] |[[Iripak Kanba Lup|IKL]] |[[Kangleipak Kanba Kanglup|KKK]] | [[Kangleipak Liberation Organisation|KLO]] |[[Kom Rem People's Convention|KRPC]] |[[Hmar National Army|HNA]] |[[Manipur Liberation Tiger Army|MLTA]] |[[North East Minority Front|NEMF]] |ZRV |[[Kuki National Organisation|KNO]] | [[Kuki International Force|KIF]]}}<br />
| commander1 = {{flagicon|India}} [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]] <br />(1977–82)<br /> {{flagicon|India}} [[Zail Singh]] <br />(1982–87)<br /> {{flagicon|India}} [[R. Venkataraman]] <br />(1987–92)<br /> {{flagicon|India}} [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]] <br />(1992–97)<br /> {{flagicon|India}} [[K. R. Narayanan]] <br />(1997–02)<br /> {{flagicon|India}} [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] <br />(2002–07)<br /> {{flagicon|India}} [[Pratibha Patil]] <br />(2007–12)<br /> {{flagicon|India}} [[Pranab Mukherjee]] <br />(2012–17)<br /> {{flagicon|India}} [[Ram Nath Kovind]]<br />(2017–2020)<br />{{flagicon|India}} '''[[Droupadi Murmu]]''' <br />(2022–)<br />{{flagicon|Myanmar|1974}} [[San Yu]] <br />(1980–88)<br />{{flagicon|Myanmar|1974}} [[Sein Lwin]] <br />(1988)<br />{{flagicon|Myanmar|1974}} [[Maung Maung]] <br />(1988)<br />{{flagicon|Myanmar|1974}} [[Saw Maung]] <br />(1988–92)<br />{{flagicon|Myanmar|1974}} [[Than Shwe]] <br />(1992–11)<br />{{flagicon|Burma}} [[Thein Sein]] <br />(2011–16)<br />{{flagicon|Burma}} [[Htin Kyaw]] <br />(2016–18)<br />{{flagicon|Burma}} '''[[Win Myint (politician, born 1951)|Win Myint]]''' <br />(2018–present)<br />
| commander2 = [[File:Bandera UNLF.svg|22px]] [[RK Meghen|Rajkumar Meghen]] {{POW}}<br/> [[Achou Toijamba]] (KYKL)<br/><br />
[[Senggoi Meetei]] (KCP)<br/>[[R.K. Tulachandra]] (PREPAK) {{KIA}}<br/>[[File:Bandera FPRM Manipur.png|22px]] [[Irengbam Chaoren]]<br/>[[Thang Lian Pau]] (ZRA)<br/>[[Thuingaleng Muivah]] (NSCN-IM)<br/>[[S S Khaplang]] (NSCN-K) <ref name=CDPS/><ref name=IKs>{{cite web|url=http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/nagaland/terrorist_outfits/NSCN_K.HTM|title=National Socialist Council of Nagaland -Khaplang|work=SATP|access-date=30 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225052936/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/nagaland/terrorist_outfits/nscn_k.htm|archive-date=25 February 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=IMs>{{cite web|url=http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/nagaland/terrorist_outfits/Nscn_im.htm|title=National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Isak-Muivah|work=SATP|access-date=30 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329034032/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/nagaland/terrorist_outfits/Nscn_im.htm|archive-date=29 March 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/manipur/terrorist_outfits/ZRA.htm|title=Zomi Revolutionary Organisation/ Zomi Revolutionary Army|work=SATP|access-date=30 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702093105/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/manipur/terrorist_outfits/zra.htm|archive-date=2 July 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/manipur/terrorist_outfits/Pla.htm|title=People's Liberation Army|work=SATP|access-date=30 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512123823/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/manipur/terrorist_outfits/PLA.HTM|archive-date=12 May 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/manipur/terrorist_outfits/Prepak.htm|title=People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak|work=SATP|access-date=30 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512182131/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/manipur/terrorist_outfits/PREPAK.HTM|archive-date=12 May 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/manipur/terrorist_outfits/Kcp.htm|title=Kangleipak Communist Party|work=SATP|access-date=30 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530190739/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/manipur/terrorist_outfits/Kcp.htm|archive-date=30 May 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/manipur/terrorist_outfits/Kykl.htm|title=Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup|work=SATP|access-date=30 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530192331/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/manipur/terrorist_outfits/Kykl.htm|archive-date=30 May 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
| strength1 = 1,325,000<ref name="IISS 2012">[[#IISS2012|IISS 2012]], pp. 243–248</ref><br />
| strength2 = [[File:Bandera FPRM Manipur.png|22px]] 1,500<br/>[[File:Bandera UNLF.svg|22px]] 2,500 <br/> 500 PREPAK<br/> 600 KYKL<br/> 100 KCP<br/> 4500 NSCN-IM<br/> 2000 NSCN-K<ref name=CDPS/><ref name=IKs/><ref name=IMs/><br />
| casualties1 = '''Since 1992'''<br>1,081 Killed<ref name=SATP>636 security forces, 773 rebels and 1,341 civilians killed from 1992–2000 according to [https://www.satp.org/datasheet-terrorist-attack/india-insurgencynortheast-manipur/fatalities-between-1992-2000 SATP Fatalities]. 445 security forces, 2,122 rebels and 912 civilians killed from 2001–2021 according to [https://www.satp.org/datasheet-terrorist-attack/fatalities/india-insurgencynortheast-manipur SATP Fatalities].</ref><br />
| casualties2 = '''Since 1992'''<br>2,895 killed<ref name=SATP/><br />
| casualties3 = 2,253 civilians killed since 1992<ref name=SATP/><br>152 unspecified killed since 2000<ref name=SATP/><br />
}}<br />
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The '''Insurgency in Manipur''' is an ongoing armed conflict between [[India]] and a number of separatist rebel groups, taking place in the state of [[Manipur]]. The Insurgency in Manipur is part of the wider [[Insurgency in Northeast India]]; it combines elements of a [[Wars of national liberation|national liberation war]] as well as an [[ethnic conflict]].<br />
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==Background==<br />
Manipur's long tradition of independence can be traced to the foundation of the [[Manipur (princely state)|Kangleipak State]] in 33 AD. Before that, the land was not unified under a single power. The Kingdom of Manipur was conquered by [[Great Britain]] following the brief [[Anglo-Manipur War]] of 1891, becoming a British protectorate.<ref name=Psiu>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/insurgencies-in-manipur-politics-ideology/article95770.ece|title=Insurgencies in Manipur: politics & ideology|work=The Hindu|date=28 January 2010|access-date=30 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110081637/http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/insurgencies-in-manipur-politics-ideology/article95770.ece|archive-date=10 January 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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Manipur became a part of India on 21 October 1949. However, only after violent protests, it became a separate state in 1972. Manipur's incorporation into the Indian state soon led to the formation of a number of insurgent organisations, seeking the creation of an independent state within the borders of Manipur, and dismissing the merger with India as involuntary.<ref name=CDPS>{{cite web|url=http://cdpsindia.org/manipur_insurgency.asp|title=Overview: Insurgency & Peace Efforts in Manipur|work=CDPS|date=26 January 2011|access-date=30 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206052141/http://cdpsindia.org/manipur_insurgency.asp|archive-date=6 February 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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==History== <br />
The first separatist faction, known as United National Liberation Front (UNLF), was founded on 24 November 1964. However, they did not take armed action until 1991. Between 1977 and 1980, the [[People's Liberation Army of Manipur]] (PLA), [[People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak]] (PREPAK) and the [[Kangleipak Communist Party]] (KCP), were formed, immediately joining the war.<ref name=CDPS/><br />
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On 8 September 1980, Manipur was declared an area of disturbance, when the Indian Government imposed the [[Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act|Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958]] on the region; the act currently remains in force.<ref name=CDPS/><br />
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The parallel rise of [[Naga nationalism]] in neighbouring [[Nagaland]] led to the emergence of [[National Socialist Council of Nagaland]] (NSCN) activities in Manipur. Clashes between the Isak-Muivah and Khaplang factions of NSCN further aggravated tensions, as [[Kuki people|Kuki tribals]] began creating their own guerrilla groups in order to protect their interests from alleged Naga violations. Other ethnic groups such as [[Paite people|Paite]], [[Vaiphei people|Vaiphei]], [[Pangal]]s and [[Hmar people|Hmars]] followed suit establishing militant groups. The rise of tribal militias culminated in [[Kuki–Paite Ethnic Clash 1997–98|ethnic violence]] that took place during the 1990s.<ref name=CDPS/><br />
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==Current scenario==<br />
In contrast with the other [[Insurgency in Northeast India|insurgencies in NorthEast]], Manipur-based militants are characterised by a low level of defections and a well organised intelligence network. They have also avoided targeting local police personnel, thus aiming to secure popular support.<ref name=CDPS/><br />
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Extortion remains the main source of funding for militant groups. Hindu Temples, educational institutions and businesses are known to have been targeted with illegal taxation. As many as 26 permanent tax collection checkpoints have been set up on the NH-39 and NH-53 National Highways. Militants have also resorted to abducting children and later employing them as [[Military use of children|Child soldiers]].<ref name=CDPS/> The illegal taxation is done through posts that can be found alongside the NH-39 and NH-53 highways. The taxation is very high compared to the local police excise duties. The effect of these taxations are largely felt by the drivers transporting oil along the highways from Assam to Manipur.<br />
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==Timeline==<br />
{{prose|section|date=December 2018}}<br />
The following is an incomplete list of events relating to the insurgency in Manipur. Most of these events cannot be independently verified because news journalists usually have very limited access to reaching the areas where the fighting take place.<ref>Ninglun Hanghal. [https://www.thehindu.com/society/all-quiet-on-the-northeastern-front-in-manipur-any-incident-big-or-small-leads-to-a-shutdown-of-mobile-internet-telephony/article33193779.ece All quiet on the northeastern front: In Manipur, any incident, big or small, leads to a shutdown of mobile Internet telephony]. The Hindu. 30 November 2020.</ref><br />
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* 4 July 2000, 18 insurgents surrendered to the authorities of Imphal in the presence of Manipur Chief Minister Nipamacha Singh.<ref name=KiY/><br />
* 18 September 2001, the Indian military killed 5 PLA members during a shootout in the Khoupum valley, Tamenglong district.<ref name=Vse/><br />
* 10 February 2003, a KYKL ambush leads to the death of 5 Border Security Force personnel, in Leingangtabi along the Imphal-Moreh road.<ref name=KiY/><br />
* 16 January 2005, security forces uncovered a PLA camp in Theogtang Zoukanou, Churachandpur district. A total of 76 rifles, 20 small arms, and large amounts of ammunition were seized.<ref name=Vse/><br />
* 30 June 2005, 5 policemen and 4 PLA rebels were slain in a clash, in Thangjng Ching, Churachandpur district. A radio set, weapons, as well as documentation were confiscated from the dead guerrillas.<ref name=Vse/><br />
* 17 August 2007, police arrested 12 rebels from the official residences of three Members of the Legislative Assembly in Imphal.<ref name=KiY>{{cite web|url=http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/manipur/terrorist_outfits/KYKL_tl.htm|title=Incidents and Statements involving Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup: 2000–2012|work=SATP|access-date=30 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011504/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/manipur/terrorist_outfits/KYKL_tl.htm|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
* 31 November 2010, authorities detained UNLF chairman [[Rajkumar Meghen]], the incident took place in Motihari, [[Bihar]].<ref name=CDPS/><br />
* 15 April 2011, a NSCN-IM ambush resulted in the death of 8 people and the injury of 6 others, the victims belonged to the Manipur Legislative Assembly and the Manipur police. The incident took place in Riha, Yeingangpokpi 12&nbsp;km from Imphal after the then MLA Wungnaoshang Keishing conference meeting, Ukhrul district.<ref name=bTur/><br />
* 1 August 2011, 5 people were killed and 8 others injured when [[National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah]] rebels detonated a bomb outside a barber shop in the Sanghakpam Bazaar, [[Imphal]].<ref name=bTur>{{cite web|url=http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/sair/Archives/sair10/10_6.htm#assessment1|title=Manipur: The Slippery Slope, Again|work=SATP|date=16 August 2011|access-date=30 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011454/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/sair/Archives/sair10/10_6.htm#assessment1|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
* 30 April 2012, 103 rebels belonging to UNLF, PULF, KYKL, PREPAK, KNLF, KCP, PLA, UNPC, NSCN-IM, NSCN-K, UPPK and KRPA and KRF, surrendered before the Chief Minister Ibobi Singh during a ceremony at Mantripukhri in the Imphal West District.<ref name=Vse>{{cite web|url=http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/manipur/terrorist_outfits/PLA_tl.htm|title=Incidents and Statements People's Liberation Army: 2000–2012|work=SATP|access-date=30 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304213029/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/manipur/terrorist_outfits/PLA_tl.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
* 14 September 2013, an IED detonated in a tent housing migrant workers in the city of [[Imphal]], killing at least 9 and injuring 20 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-24090096|title=Manipur capital Imphal rocked by deadly bomb|work=BBC|date=14 September 2013|access-date=4 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607180140/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-24090096|archive-date=7 June 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
* 20 February 2015, security forces conducted a number of raids in the areas of Wangjing and Khongtal, arresting 5 PREPAK cadres.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesangaiexpress.com/page/items/48822/security-forces-arrest-5-militants|title=Security forces arrest 5 militants|work=Sangaiexpress|date=21 February 2015|access-date=30 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706044835/http://www.thesangaiexpress.com/page/items/48822/security-forces-arrest-5-militants|archive-date=6 July 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
* 23 May 2015, security forces carried out a joint operation in the village of Hingojang, Senapati district. Three rebels were killed, and one was detained after the rebels offered armed resistance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manipurtimes.com/news-article/the-peoples-chronicle-news/item/17783-hingojan-victims-mnrf-knf-n-cadres-ar|title=Hingojan victims MNRF, KNF (N) cadres: AR|work=Manipur Times|date=23 May 2015|access-date=4 June 2015}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
* 4 June 2015, guerrillas ambushed a military convoy in [[Chandel district]], killing 18 soldiers and wounding 15 others. [[United Liberation Front of Western South East Asia|UNLFW]] claimed responsibility for the attack.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/unlfw-killed-20-jawans-in-manipur-heres-a-guide-to-the-newly-formed-insurgent-group-2280744.html|title=UNLFW killed 20 jawans in Manipur: Here's a guide to the newly-formed insurgent group|work=Firstpost|date=5 June 2015|access-date=5 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605064456/http://www.firstpost.com/india/unlfw-killed-20-jawans-in-manipur-heres-a-guide-to-the-newly-formed-insurgent-group-2280744.html|archive-date=5 June 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
* 9 June 2015, operators of the [[Para (Indian Special Forces)|21st Para SF Battalion]] of the [[Indian army]] carried out a cross border operation into Myanmar, which resulted in the death of approximately 20 rebels including those who attacked an army convoy on 4 June. Commandos went a few kilometers inside the Myanmar territory to destroy two camps of insurgents hiding there after their attacks in Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh on 4 June by NSCN(K) and KYKL outfits.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/army-conducts-ops-near-myanmar-border-sources-say-militants-behind-manipur-ambush-killed/370553|title=Army Conducts Ops Near Myanmar Border, Sources Say Militants Behind Manipur Ambush Killed|date=9 June 2015|access-date=22 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061956/http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/army-conducts-ops-near-myanmar-border-sources-say-militants-behind-manipur-ambush-killed/370553|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="firstpost.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/after-manipur-ambush-indian-army-hits-back-killing-15-insurgents-in-myanmar-2287412.html|title=Army strikes back, kills 20 militants 'responsible' for Manipur massacre in Myanmar|date=10 June 2015|work=Firstpost|access-date=22 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925232959/http://www.firstpost.com/india/after-manipur-ambush-indian-army-hits-back-killing-15-insurgents-in-myanmar-2287412.html|archive-date=25 September 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/bold-operation-by-indian-army-many-militants-involved-in-manipur-ambush-neutralised-in-myanmar/articleshow/47601222.cms|title=Bold operation by Indian Army: Many militants involved in Manipur ambush neutralised in Myanmar|work=The Economic Times|access-date=22 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215205302/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/bold-operation-by-indian-army-many-militants-involved-in-manipur-ambush-neutralised-in-myanmar/articleshow/47601222.cms|archive-date=15 February 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all|last1=Pubby |first1=Manu }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/manipur-attack-indian-army-hunts-down-insurgents-along-myanmar-border_1610448.html|title=Manipur attack: Indian Army hunts down insurgents along Myanmar border|work=Zee News|date=9 June 2015 |access-date=22 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629194819/http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/manipur-attack-indian-army-hunts-down-insurgents-along-myanmar-border_1610448.html|archive-date=29 June 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
* 22 May 2016, rebels ambushed and killed six Indian paramilitary soldiers in Manipur, India near the northeastern region bordering Myanmar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/rebels-kill-indian-soldiers-border-myanmar-39287233|title=Rebels Kill 6 Indian Soldiers Near Border With Myanmar|author=ABC News|work=ABC News|access-date=22 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522140936/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/rebels-kill-indian-soldiers-border-myanmar-39287233|archive-date=22 May 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
* 13 November 2021, rebels ambushed a convoy belonging to [[Assam Rifles]], killing five Indian soldiers and two civilians in [[Churachandpur|Churachandpur district]], Manipur. The deceased also included an Indian army colonel and his family. Indian police suspect that rebels belonging to [[People's Liberation Army of Manipur]] (PLA) were responsible for the ambush.<ref>[https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/13/india-border-state-ambush-kills-five-soldiers-two-civilians India: Border state ambush kills five soldiers, two civilians]. Al Jazeera. 13 November 2021.</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Human rights abuses in Manipur]]<br />
* [[Child soldiers in India]]<br />
* [[Naxalite–Maoist insurgency]]<br />
* [[Separatist movements of India]]<br />
* [[Insurgency in Northeast India]]<br />
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[[Category:Civil wars involving the states and peoples of Asia]]<br />
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[[Category:Wars involving Myanmar]]<br />
[[Category:Military history of India]]<br />
[[Category:Military history of Myanmar]]<br />
[[Category:2000s conflicts]]<br />
[[Category:2010s conflicts]]<br />
[[Category:Conflicts in 2016]]<br />
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