January 1

Three police personnel killed in an attack by suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists on a camp of the 7^th battalion of Assam police, in Bhumka, Kokrajhar district

January 9

Three cadres of the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) terrorist outfit arrested by Guwahati police from a hideout in Gitanagar area.

January 9

The office of the 28^th battalion of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in Simaluguri area, Dibrugarh district, is detected by police.

January 21

150 ULFA cadres, six NDFB men and three BLT cadres surrender in Tamulpur, Nalbari District.

January 23

Seven civilians are killed by suspected NDFB terrorists in Darrang District.

January 27

Suspected ULFA terrorists blow up an over-ground oil pipeline at Bhadoi pachali near Digboi.

January 30

Seven ULFA terrorists are arrested in Dhemaji.

February 4

ULFA and three other Northeast terrorist groups launch websites, reports say.

February 10

Rajendra Agarwal, a prominent businessman is killed and his younger brother abducted by suspected ULFA terrorists from Bharalumukh area, Guwahati.

February 19

Diganta Saharia, the ‘District Commandment’ of the ULFA is killed in an encounter in Ganeshguri area, Guwahati.

March 7

Usha Court, a residential complex of surrendered ULFA (SULFA) cadres in Guwahati is attacked with grenades by suspected ULFA terrorists.

March 8

Seven family members of ULFA terrorists are killed in a retaliatory attack by SULFA cadres in Guwahati.

March 11

Seven women cadres of the ULFA and a male cadre are arrested in Nagaon. Five hardcore ULFA cadres arrested at Bongaigaon.

March 13

Seven policemen killed in multiple ambushes laid by terrorists belonging to different outfits in the State.

March 14

NDFB Deputy commander-in-chief arrested from Santipur Village in Darrang district.

March 18

Union Home Minister L.K Advani informs the Upper House of the Indian Parliament (Rajya Sabha) on the ULFA’s four-point blockade programme on the exploration of new oilfields in Assam – (i) obstruction to drilling of new oilfields, (ii) resistance to pumping out of oil to places outside Assam, (iii) ban on construction of pipelines and drilling on public and private land and (iv) resistance to any forcible drilling work.

March 26

Assam State Agriculture Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary’s brother is killed by suspected ULFA cadres.

March 29

A close kin of the Assam State Minister for Public Health and Engineering and Mining, Utpal Dutta, and his friend are killed by suspected ULFA terrorists in Lakhimpur district.

March 31

Asom Jatiyabadi Yuva Chchatra Parishad (AJYCP) general secretary Apurba Bhattacharya, speaking at a press conference in Guwahati, urges both the State government and the ULFA to declare ‘unilateral cease-fire’.

April 17

Army suspends operations against ULFA during Bihu festival.

April 29

Jitenjit Gogoi, second-in-command of the central publicity wing of the ULFA, and Gitika Borah, a Guwahati-based journalist, are arrested from Chandmari area in Guwahati.

May 1

Seven NDFB terrorists and an Army official are killed in an encounter in upper Diring along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, Sonitpur district.

May 14

Six ULFA cadres arrested in a raid on the ‘madhya mandal’ office of the ULFA in Nagaon district.

May 23

Three ULFA cadres are killed in two separate incidents in Dhubri district.

May 25

102 terrorists––-60 ULFA, 16 NDFB, 18 Kuki National Volunteers (KNV) and eight BLT––surrender in Nagaon.

May 28

Three ULFA terrorists, including a woman cadre, are arrested in Dispur.

June 6

Three ULFA terrorists are killed in an encounter in the Batabari reserve forest, Kamrup district.

June 13

Eight ULFA cadres are arrested in Morigaon and Nagaon districts.

June 15

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) frames charges against 11 ULFA terrorists, including its commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah, in the Sanjoy Ghosh murder case.

June 22

Nine persons, including two security force personnel, are killed in an explosion set-off by suspected ULFA terrorists at the New-Jalpaiguri Railway station in West Bengal.

June 29

Seven police personnel are killed in an explosion set-off by BLT terrorists in two separate villages near Rangiya, Kamrup district.

August 7

27 Islamist militants belonging to various outfits, two ‘officers’ and two agents of Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), are arrested from different parts of Assam.

August 7

ULFA publicity secretary Mithinga Daimary, in a statement released to the press, identifies 108 police officials for selective attacks.

August 9

Night running of several trains suspended following an explosion set-off by suspected NDFB terrorists under a railway bridge in Kokrajhar.

August 15

224 terrorists––178 ULFA, 23 NDFB, 22 Rabha National Security Force (RNSF), one BLT––surrender in different places of the State along hand-over arms and ammunitions in their possession.

August 18

External affairs office-cum-international publicity wing of the ULFA is detected by Assam police in Byrnihat, Meghalaya State, following information provided by the arrested second-in-command of the cultural department of the outfit, Khirode Bora alias Bijoy Phukan.

August 20

Five tea estate executives abducted by unidentified terrorists from Barpeta and Cachar districts.

August 23

Unidentified terrorists launch a bomb attack on a vehicle of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) killing four men, including a deputy commandant, near the Maithang Bridge, Kakopathar police station limits, Tinsukia District.

September 1

Union government invites banned BLT terrorist outfit for talks to resolve the Bodo problem.

September 17

92 ULFA and two BLT terrorists surrender in Guwahati.

September 24

Abducted BJP candidate from Dhubri parliamentary constituency Pannalal Oswal is killed.

September 25

28 ULFA, two NDFB terrorists surrender at Darrangmela in Nalbari district.

September 30

Four persons killed in an attack by ULFA terrorists on a campaign party of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) at Dholpur Chapori, Mangaldoi district.

October 2

Four personnel of the CRPF and another are killed in an explosion set-off by ULFA terrorists near the Pengeri-Kathalguri reserve forest.

October 3

Nine CRPF personnel are injured in an explosion targeting their vehicle at Baharghat in Nalbari district.

October 11

Five BLT terrorists are killed and the body of an abducted tea estate executive is recovered following an operation in Baghmara village, Barpeta District.

October 22

Assam Governor Lt Gen (Retd) SK Sinha offers ‘safe passage’ to ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa while paying a visit to his parents at Nazira in Sibasagar district.

October 30

Governor Sinha offers ‘safe passage’ to the ULFA commander-in-chief Paresh Barua to enable him to meet his family.

November 2

Barpeta Deputy Commissioner Swapnanil Baruah escapes unhurt in an ULFA attack on his vehicle.

November 4

Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta announces a 10-day 'safe passage' offer to terrorists of all outfits from December 21 to enable them to visit their parents and relatives.

November 5

ULFA commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah, in a telephonic interview to a regional daily, Asomiya Pratidin, rejects the 10-day safe passage offer of the Chief Minister and asks for a plebiscite on sovereignty for Assam.

November 7

Three police personnel are killed in an attack by unidentified militants in Boko area, Kamrup district.

November 10

The coordination committee of surrendered ULFA (SULFA) cadres, through a statement in Guwahati, asks both the ULFA and the government to announce an immediate and unconditional cease-fire to pave the way for negotiations.

November 14

Nalbari district Superintendent of Police’s (SP) convoy is ambushed by ULFA terrorists in Madhuri Chowk, Barpeta district. The SP, A J Baruah, escapes unhurt.

December 5

117 ULFA and 17 BLT terrorists surrender in Baihata Chariali, Kamrup district.