Allegations have surfaced that the Indian Army carried out drone strikes on at least four camps of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), a separatist group from India, in eastern Myanmar. According to the group, the attack was launched early Sunday morning using over a hundred drones, causing significant damage to ULFA. However, the Indian Army has denied these allegations in an official statement.
According to a report from India Today NE, the Indian Army allegedly targeted four ULFA camps in Assam using drones. The report says a strong military operation was conducted by the Indian Army against multiple ULFA bases in eastern Myanmar. Utilizing over a hundred drones, the banned insurgent group’s camps were struck with precision.
A source from the region stated that the group claims several of its members were killed in the attack. Among the dead is believed to be Lieutenant General Nayan Asom, a senior commander and a top leader of ULFA’s military wing.
India’s private media outlet NDTV reported that the Indian Army has denied carrying out any drone strike on the headquarters of ULFA-Independent (ULFA-I), a banned insurgent group, located in eastern Myanmar.
ULFA-I alleged in a press release that the Indian Army crossed the border and conducted a drone strike on its eastern base in Myanmar early Sunday morning. “At least 19 ULFA-I members were killed in the cross-border strike carried out by the Indian Army,” the group claimed. “Additionally, no fewer than 19 others were injured in the attack.”
According to Indian media, ULFA-I’s top commander Nayan Medhi was reportedly killed in the operation. Members of the Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF), the political wing of Manipur’s insurgent group People’s Liberation Army (PLA), were also reportedly killed or injured.
Nonetheless, Indian Army spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mahendra Rawat told the country’s news agency IANS that the Army has no information regarding any such operation.
