Sanjukta Mukti Fouj Explained

Sanjukta Mukti Fouj
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Formation:March 16, 1996
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Type:Guerrilla
Status:Outlawed
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Location:Assam
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Parent Organization:ULFA
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Sanjukta Mukti Fouj (SMF) (Assamese: সংযুক্ত মুক্তি ফৌজ) is the military wing of the banned outfit ULFA in Assam, India. It was formed on March 16, 1996 and it has three full-fledged battalions – the 7th, 28th and 709th with allocated spheres of operation in HQ- Sukhni, Tinsukia/Dibrugarh and Kalikhota respectively.[1] [2] [3] The rest of the battalions are said to exist only on papers.

Battalions

This is a list of the battalions along with their allocated operation-spheres.

NameLed byCompanySpheres of Operation
7th BattalionTapan BaruahHQ - Sukhni
8th BattalionNagaon
Morigaon
Karbi Anglong
9th BattalionGolaghat
Jorhat
Sibsagar
11th BattalionKamrup
Nalbari
27th BattalionBarpeta
Bongaigaon
Kokrajhar
28th BattalionTapan Baruah
Mrinal Hazarika
Prabal Neog
Bijay Chinese
Alpha, Bravo & CharlieTinsukia
Dibrugarh
109th BattalionLaleswar RabhaGulit Das

Drishti Rajkhowa

709th BattalionHeera SaraniyaKalikhola

Ceasefire of 28th Battalion

On June 24, 2008, the A and C company of ULFA's 28th battalion offered unilateral ceasefire and renamed themselves as “ULFA (Pro-Talk)”. This battalion is considered as the backbone of the outfit.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Prakash, Ved . Terrorism in India's north-east : a gathering storm . Kalpaz Publications . 2008 . 9788178356624 . Delhi . 386 . en.
  2. Web site: United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) - Terrorist Group of Assam. satp.org. 2009-10-05.
  3. Web site: Ang ang Bharat ka toot raha hain. Kaleem. Javed Iqbal . 2008-02-11. 2009-10-05.
  4. Web site: Two companies of ULFA battalion declare ceasefire. https://web.archive.org/web/20080628140927/http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/25/stories/2008062555881300.htm. dead. 2008-06-28. Talukdar. Sushanta. 2008-06-25. The Hindu. 2009-10-05.
  5. Web site: Two ULFA companies declare ceasefire, 58 rebels surrender. Kashyap. Samudra Gupta . 2008-06-25. Indianexpress. 2009-10-05.