Army hits ultras on Myanmar border:

Army hits ultras on Myanmar border:

Context

• Indian Army wreaked heavy casualties on the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN(K) militants in an operation close to the Myanmar border in the early hours of 27th September.

Causalities

• The Kolkata-based Eastern Army Command has said that army suffered no casualties.
• The Army did not specify the number of insurgents killed or injured in the attack.
• In its tweet, the Command identified the insurgents as members of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), the key rebel group that had pulled out of the 14-year-old ceasefire in March 2015 and has been on the warpath with security agencies ever since.

How did the ceasefire take place?

• The firefight started around 4.45 a.m. when an Army patrol team was fired upon.
• Indian troops retaliated swiftly and brought down heavy retaliatory fire on the insurgents.
• Army sources said 10-12 teams followed the inputs from the initial contact, and carried out the operation in Mon district of Nagaland.

Operation was Confined to border

• The Army emphasized that the operation was limited to the Indian border.
• It is reiterated that Indian troops did not cross the international border.