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Incidents and Statements involving Coordination
Committee (CorCom): 2017
Date
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Place
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Incident
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Nature of incident
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January 9
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NS
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After the arrest of the militant
of Lamyanba Khuman faction of KCP-MC on January 8 by Manipur
Police, who suspected to be involved in planting a hand grenade
at the office of Pandam, an evening daily on December 26, 2016,
a spokesperson of AR claimed that CorCom, an apex body of six
outfits of Manipur responsible for the threatening of the local
editors.
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Non-violent, Statement
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January 22 |
12th Mile Barabasti along NH-315 near
Jagun village / Tinsukia District |
Two AR personnel were killed and several others
injured when suspected militants attacked an AR vehicle escorting
tourists in Tinsukia District. Militants lobbed several grenades
targeting the vehicle at Jagun 12th Mile Barabasti on NH-315 bordering
the District in the run up to Republic Day, a defence spokesman
said. The AR vehicle and three vehicles of tourists returning
from the Pangsau festival have been damaged in grenade explosions,
the spokesman added. The Pangsau Festival is held along the Indo-Myanmar
border in the area.
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Violent |
January 22 |
12th Mile Barabasti along NH-315 near
Jagun village / Tinsukia District |
SFs killed two unidentified militants involved
in the ambush which claimed the lives of two AR troopers at 12th
Mile Barabasti along NH-315 near Jagun village in Tinsukia District.
Defence PRO, Lieutenant Colonel Suneet Newton, said that bodies
of two militants had been recovered along with five IEDs, two
grenades, a G3 rifle, a pistol and fired cases of nine lathode.
The ambush was jointly claimed by militant conglomerates namely
UNLFW and CorCom under 'Operation Barak'.
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Violent |
January 23 |
NS
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In a joint statement, the CorCom, GNLA, HNLC and
the ULFA-I called for a 'total shut down' in the entire North
East India on Indian Republic day (26th January). In the joint
statement issued by the militant groups asserted that the 'WESEA'
should 'collectively boycott' the Indian Republic Day on January
26, 2017.
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Statement |
February 23 |
NS |
The CorCom, a conglomerate of six Imphal Valley-based
militant outfits, announced a total shut down of Manipur over
the PM's scheduled visit to the State on February 25. CorCom called
for total shut down all over Manipur from 6 am morning of February
25 till the Indian PM leaves Manipur. However, medical services,
religious activities, media, water supply, electricity and fire
services would not be covered by the total shut down, it added.
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Non-violent |
March 16 |
NS |
The ULFA-I, in a joint statement issued by its
'chairman' Abhizeet Asom, and 'c-in-c' Paresh Asom, hinted that
it will continue 'joint operations' with the CorCom, an umbrella
body of Manipur-based militant groups, against security forces
of India. Last year, both the militant formations have carried
out coordinated attacks on Security Forces under 'operation Barak'.
The statement was issued on the occasion of ULFA-I's 'army day'
on March 16.
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Statement |
May 25 |
NS
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In a statement, the CorCom, a conglomerate of
four Valley-based militant outfits, has expressed its solidarity
with the Kashmiri people and 'condemned the excesses' of the Security
Personnel 'against the civilians' of Kashmir and 'WESEA (Western
South East Asia- a term used by militants of the region to indicate
the North East India) region'. CorCom in its statement also stated
that it supported the movement for Kashmiri people to decide the
future status of their 'homeland'.
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Statement |
April 3 |
NS
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In a statement, CorCom, the conglomerate of several
militant groups of the State threatened one lady named Konsam
Ongbi Sanahanbi from Kwakeithel Akham Leikai of Imphal West District
to appear before them by April 30. The militant group alleged
that the lady has collected a huge amount of money in the name
of the militant group.
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Non-violent |
May 29 |
Thoubal District
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SFs arrested one militant of KYKL, identified
as 'sergeant major' Recky Thoudam (32), from Thounaojam of Wabagai
in Thoubal District. In the interrogation the militant revealed
that he was directed to carry out IED blasts targeting security
forces and was accompanied by five CorCom cadres.
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Non-violent |
Source:Compiled from news reports and
are provisional.
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