_________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ ---------- From: "Magnus Bernhardsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 12:48:53 +0200 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Peoples War] South Asia News India: Three NDFB terrorists killed in Assam encounter On August 12, three terrorists of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) were killed in an encounter at Bagajuli in Nalbari district. The Army also recovered two AK-47 Rifles, two AK-47 magazines, 95 rounds of AK-47 ammunition, two Chinese Grenades and 3 fired cartridges from the slain terrorists. Earlier on August 11, another NDFB terrorist was killed in an encounter at Tamulpur in Nalbari district. On August 10, a suspected terrorist of the Bru National Liberation Front (BNLF) was killed in an encounter at Bhuban Hill in Cachar District. One AK-56 rifle with ammunition was recovered from the slain terrorist. On the same day, �Monjit Nath� alias Lachit Kalita, a �second lieutenant� with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) was killed in Udmari village, Dhubri district. According to sources, the terrorist was arrested earlier and was leading a group of security force personnel to Chakrasila Hill for recovery of concealed arms and ammunition. However, he was shot dead as he tried to escape during the search. Meanwhile, according to media reports, on August 12, a 10-member ULFA group is likely to surrender before Minister of State for Home Pradyut Bordoloi in Tinsukia on Independence Day, August 15, 2001. India: Three unidentified terrorists killed in Manipur According to official sources, three unidentified terrorists were killed in two separate encounters with security forces on August 12. The encounters occurred in Manipur's Churachandpur district bordering Myanmar. Three Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were also injured in the encounters. One encounter occurred in the Jo area in which three terrorists were killed and two BSF personnel were injured. In another incident, at Henglep, one BSF jawan was injured. India: KLO terrorist arrested in West Bengal According to official sources, police arrested a terrorist belonging to the Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) from Mahischaru near the Indo-Bangla border, in Mathabhanga sub-division, on August 11. During interrogation, the terrorist reportedly revealed that he had taken military training in Bhutan from 1996 to 1999. He said the training camp was run by the KLO and the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). Pakistan: Arms seized, three persons arrested in Dadu According to delayed reports, some arms and ammunition were recovered in a raid at a place on the Larkana-Dadu Indus highway, on August 11. Three persons were arrested for their alleged involvement in the incident. India: NSCN-IM calls for boycott of Independence Day celebrations in Nagaland On August 12, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), through a press release, appealed to the people �to hoist black flags on the rooftop of every house� on Independence Day, August 15. The outfit also asked people not to participate in the �Indian Independence Day celebration in any form�. The release added, "It is time for the Nagas to express resentment against the Government of India". The Naga Students� Federation (NSF) has also decided not to participate in the Independence Day and directed all its federating units to ensure that no educational institution under their respective jurisdiction take part in the celebration. The Dimapur Naga Students� Union (DNSU), a federating unit of the NSF has also threatened to call for a 72-hour strike in Dimapur if the district administration compels the students to participate in the Independence Day celebration. India: 37 Naxals surrender in Jharkhand According to official sources, 37 left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) and the People�s War Group (PWG), surrendered before Jharkhand Chief Minister Babulal Marandi in Giridih, on August 12. The Chief Minister handed over a cheque for of Rs. 10,000 and papers relating to the handing over of a unit under the Prime Minister�s Awas Yojna (housing programme) to all those who surrendered. He also assured them that cultivable land would also be made available to them. He exhorted the surrendered Naxals to persuade their former colleagues to shun the path of violence. India: 176 security force personnel killed in Assam in 2� years According to police sources, 176 security force (SF) personnel have been killed in terrorism-related violence in the State in the past two-and-a-half years. In 1999, 65 SF personnel were killed and 119 injured in terrorist attacks. 65 SF personnel were killed and 64 injured in the year 2000. 46 SF personnel have already been killed and 42 injured this year (2001) till August 8. Of them, 22 SF personnel were killed and 33 were injured in attacks by the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), while eight were killed by the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB). Besides, 13 were killed by the Dima Halom Daogah (DHD) and three by the terrorists of the United Peoples� Democratic Solidarity (UPDS). India: Orissa government likely to ban PWG According to media reports, the Orissa government is exploring all the possibilities of declaring the left-wing extremist, Naxalite organisation, the People�s War Group (PWG) an outlawed organisation in the State. At a high-level meeting on August 10, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik reportedly asked senior police officials to study the menace of Naxalism in the southern districts of Malkangiri, Gajapati and Rayagada and the northern districts of Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj and submit a report on ground realities. Reports said, the Chief Minister has taken serious note of the August 9-attack on police stations in Malkangiri district and a decision to ban the PWG may follow soon. India: NNC criticises Union government for withdrawal of cease-fire The Naga National Council (NNC), on August 12, criticised the Union government for its �unilateral withdrawal� of the cease-fire with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM). General Secretary V. Nagi stated that �this withdrawal is not only an insult to NSCN-IM but also to all the Nagas in general�. He also appealed to the international community and organisations to condemn the Government of India�s �habitual contradiction�, which is nothing less than an �insult to humanity�. The outfit extended its support to the �non-cooperation movement� launched by the Nagas of Manipur against the State government to express resentment against the Union government�s move. India: Joint Task Force to chalk out strategy to curb Naxal violence According to media reports, the Joint Task Force of the five left-wing extremist (Naxalite) affected States is likely to meet soon to finalise a strategy for conducting joint operations against the Naxalites in border areas of the affected States. This decision was taken following Naxalite attacks on two police stations in Orissa on August 9. Police sources maintained that the attack was mainly the handiwork of the Naxalites based in Andhra Pradesh. This has highlighted the need for closer cooperation among the police forces in Naxalite-affected States. India: CPI-ML seeks probe into 1971-killings of Naxalites in Kolkata On August 12, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) [CPI-ML] demanded setting up of a people�s tribunal by the Left Front government to probe into the killings of left-wing extremists, Naxalites, in the Baranagar-Cossipore areas, North Kolkata, on August 12-13, 1971, in which an estimated 150 Naxalites were killed. Commemorating 30 years of the killings, the CPI-ML and other Naxalite groups held rallies and meetings in the various parts of Kolkata. "Without a Peoples Army the people have nothing" Mao _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. 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