NSCN-K (Ang Mai) claimed responsibility for a killing near Tizit in Mon district, calling it retaliation against the Yung Aung group.
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DIMAPUR — The NSCN-K (Ang Mai) faction on Sunday claimed responsibility for the killing of ‘Maj.’ Manwang Leipha of the Yung Aung (YA) group, stating that the incident occurred on January 23 evening at Longphaoh village in Mon district.
In a press statement, the outfit described the incident as a retaliatory action following what it alleged were repeated hostile activities by the YA group.
It claimed that despite ‘peace initiatives’, including the unconditional release of several YA cadres along with seized weapons, the YA group allegedly continued hostile actions.
It further alleged that a direct attack by the YA group at Khammatain village earlier resulted in the deaths of two cadres of Ang Mai faction—‘Lieutenant’ Avi of Pochury region and ‘Sergeant’ Peyao Konyak of Konyak region.
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According to the group, Manwang Leipha was an active YA cadre and had allegedly been warned on multiple occasions to cease what the group termed “anti–NSCN-K activities.”
The outfit further claimed that village authorities had been informed and urged to restrain his actions.
Citing continued hostility and in retaliation for the killing of its cadres, the NSCN-K stated its special unit carried out what it described as “capital punishment” against Leipha.