Assam conflict

Assam Conflict
Part of Insurgency in North-East India

State of Assam
Date 1979-present
Location Assam
Result Conflict ongoing
Belligerents
ULFA

KLNLF

NDFB

Adivasi National Liberation Army

 India
Commanders and leaders
Paresh Baruah
Arabinda Rajkhowa 
Pradip Gogoi 
Anup Chetia
Raju Baruah 
other
Sabin Boro
Vijay Kumar Singh
Casualties and losses
10,000 killed[1]

The Assam conflict is an insurgency in the Assam state of India.

The conflict started in the 1970s.[2] It stems from tension between Assamese and alleged neglect and internal colonisation by the Indian government with its federal centre in Delhi.[3][4] Additionally, the state is rich in oil resources.[2] The Assamese Separatist Movement alone has taken a toll of 12,000 ULFA members and 18,000 others.[5][6]

However, several organisations make up the insurgency, including the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Adivasi National Liberation Army, Karbi Longri N.C. Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB). ULFA is perhaps the largest of these groups,[6] and one of the oldest, being founded in 1979.[7] India also claims that the ULFA has or used to have links with Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence and has been active in the narcotics business.[7] It has also attacked Hindi-speaking migrant workers.[8]

References

  1. ^ http://www.dawn.com/2009/01/02/top6.htm
  2. ^ a b Bloody Tea - Article on conflict
  3. ^ Kashyap, Aruni (19 May 2010). "India needs talks for Assam's peace". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/may/19/assam-independence-talks-india. 
  4. ^ "Bomb Kills 10 at India Independence Parade". The New York Times. August 15, 2004. p. 15 (section 1). http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9506E2D9123FF936A2575BC0A9629C8B63. 
  5. ^ http://www.sentinelassam.com/mainnews/story.php?sec=1&subsec=0&id=34300&dtP=2010-04-25&ppr=1#34300
  6. ^ a b Assam
  7. ^ a b United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) - Terrorist Group of Assam
  8. ^ Assam: ULFA’s Rerun of Violence against Migrant Workers

See also