SAA event in Nagaland, Tirap District area, India on Tue 4th January 2022

On April 1, five militants belonging to separate factions of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) surrendered in Tirap District of Nagaland, reports Northeast Now. The surrendered militants including two NSCN-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), two NSCN-Unification (NSCN-U), one Yung Aung faction of NSCN – Khaplang (NSCN-K-YA) deposited five pistols and some ammunition. According to Assam Rifles (AR), ‘The recent operation where a gun battle broke out between security forces and NSCN (IM) cadres at Kolagaon, in which one civilian was injured due to being used as a human shield by the insurgents had outraged the public of Tirap resulting in various protests being organized against the banned underground outfit.’ Further, AR said, ‘As per the surrendered cadres these atrocities by underground outfits towards the local population motivated them to lay down arms and join mainstream to show their support against the inhuman activities of underground outfits’.