Manipur ambush update: Army combing operations across Indo-Myanmar border

Unconfirmed reports have arrived of army combing operations from across the border in Myanmar.

This comes post the militants’ ambush carried out which killed a junior commissioned officer and five soldiers of the Assam Rifles were in the afternoon of May 22. The Army has since said it will hit back hard on the militants and news now comes that the combing operations to nab insurgents responsible for gunning down the six personnel has crossed over the border where targets were hit.

It may be be noted that the Indo-Myanmar border is about 25-30 km from Joupi in Chandel district, where the Assam Rifles convoy was ambushed recently. (Courtesy of thenortheasttoday.com)