BBC Online
Burmese troops have surrounded a base of Naga separatists in the country’s northwest and begun bombing it, Indian military officials said.
They said Indian troops have fanned out in the hills opposite this base in Sagaing to arrest any rebels who may try to flee into Indian territory.
The base is operated by the Khaplang faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN).
There are around 300 rebels at the base, Indian intelligence agencies say. Most of them are NSCN guerrillas, but around 50 of them belong to the separatist United Liberation Front of Assam (Ulfa). [Read more]
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