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Abbreviation: | SMF |
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Formation: | March 16, 1996 |
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Type: | Guerrilla |
Status: | Outlawed |
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Location: | Assam |
Region Served: | Assam |
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Language: | Assamese, English |
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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.
This is a list of the battalions along with their allocated operation-spheres.
Name | Led by | Company | Spheres of Operation | |
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7th Battalion | Tapan Baruah | HQ - Sukhni | ||
8th Battalion | Nagaon Morigaon Karbi Anglong | |||
9th Battalion | Golaghat Jorhat Sibsagar | |||
11th Battalion | Kamrup Nalbari | |||
27th Battalion | Barpeta Bongaigaon Kokrajhar | |||
28th Battalion | Tapan Baruah Mrinal Hazarika Prabal Neog Bijay Chinese | Alpha, Bravo & Charlie | Tinsukia Dibrugarh | |
109th Battalion | Laleswar RabhaGulit Das | |||
709th Battalion | Heera Saraniya | Kalikhola |
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]