US EditionULFA(I) Claims Drone Attacks on Its Camps Along Myanmar Border by Indian Army, Defence Official Says No Such Information
MYANMAR'S SAGAING REGION, JUL 13 – The Indian Army denies involvement in strikes that reportedly killed three ULFA-I leaders and injured 19 insurgents in Myanmar's Sagaing region, with no official confirmation available.
- On July 13, 2025, the Indian Army launched cross-border drone strikes in Sagaing Region, using over 100 UAVs, killing three ULFA-I senior commanders.
- In recent years, ULFA-I’s violence caused thousands of deaths over three decades, and in contrast, a 2023 peace deal was signed while leadership ranks thinned.
- Between 2:00 AM and 4:00 AM, ULFA-I reported that a missile attack during the funeral of Brigadier Ganesh Asom and Colonel Pradip Asom killed them, while the Indian Army denied involvement.
- Lt Col Mahendra Rawat said, 'The Indian Army has no information about any such operation,' while ULFA-I vowed retaliation with 'brutal assaults' in their statements.
- Future regional security hinges on credible confirmation, while verification of ULFA-I’s claims remains pending.
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India’s separatist group says army killed leaders in Myanmar strikes
TAMU, MYANMAR: Separatist militants in northeastern India said the Indian army carried out cross-border drone strikes on the group’s camps in neighboring Myanmar on Sunday, killing three of its leaders. Some separatist groups in northeastern India have ethnic, linguistic, and cultural ties with minorities across the border in Myanmar and maintain a presence there. Three commanders of the United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) were …
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