In India: At Least 10 Troops Killed In Ambush

The attack took place in Chandel district
as a troop convoy was moving toward
Imphal, capital of the troubled state that
borders Myanmar. A dozen soldiers were
also wounded in the most deadly attack
in the region in recent years.
Unidentified tribal guerrillas killed at
least 10 Indian soldiers on Thursday in
an ambush in the country’s mountainous
northeastern state of Manipur , police
said.
The attack took place in Chandel district
as a troop convoy was moving toward
Imphal, capital of the troubled state that
borders Myanmar. A dozen soldiers were
also wounded in the most deadly attack
in the region in recent years.
Security analysts suspect the attack was
in retaliation against the reported killing
on Monday of a woman by soldiers. The
district observed a complete shutdown
on Wednesday in protest over the
killing.
Manipur, which has a population of 2.5
million, has faced an armed insurgency
for years in which several tribal militant
groups are active.
Security forces have struggled to contain
the unrest despite being granted
sweeping shoot-to-kill powers in so-
called ‘disturbed areas’ under the
controversial Armed Forces Special
Powers Act (AFSPA).
The AFSPA is in force in most
northeastern states, where clashes
claimed 450 lives last year, according to
the South Asian Terrorism Portal.
Lawmakers recently lifted the act in one
state, Tripura, that borders Bangladesh.
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