Militant organizations in Manipur display ethnic loyalties among a range of other ideologies.[11]
Timeline
The following is an incomplete list of events relating to the insurgency in Manipur. Most of these events cannot be independently verified because news journalists usually have very limited access to reaching the areas where the fighting takes place.[22]
19 January 1982, Sikh Regiment Jawans coming in three vehicles were ambushed at Namthilok along Imphal-Ukhrul Road to Imphal. In that 21 Jawans were killed and 5 were injured.
13 April 1982, 9 PLA active members, including chairman Kunjabihari, were killed at Kodompokpi, Nambol.
15 March 1984, UGs snatched 2 SLRs from the CRPF camp at Heirangoithong. In the tussle 1 UG and 1 Jawan died. 12 civilians who were playing and watching Volleyball on the ground got killed by indiscriminate firing, 27 others sustained injury.
30 January 1984, the hill UGs murder Yangmaso Shaiza, Ex CM Manipur.
12 November 1985, R.K .Tulachandra Singh, Chairman of PREPAK was killed in action.
4 July 2000, 18 insurgents surrendered to the authorities of Imphal in the presence of Manipur Chief Minister Nipamacha Singh.[23]
18 September 2001, the Indian military killed 5 PLA members during a shootout in the Khoupum valley, Tamenglong district.[24]
↑"Security forces arrest 5 militants". Sangaiexpress. 21 February 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
↑"Hingojan victims MNRF, KNF (N) cadres: AR". Manipur Times. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
↑"UNLFW killed 20 jawans in Manipur: Here's a guide to the newly-formed insurgent group". Firstpost. 5 June 2015. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
↑"Army Conducts Ops Near Myanmar Border, Sources Say Militants Behind Manipur Ambush Killed". 9 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
↑"Army strikes back, kills 20 militants 'responsible' for Manipur massacre in Myanmar". Firstpost. 10 June 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
↑Pubby, Manu. "Bold operation by Indian Army: Many militants involved in Manipur ambush neutralised in Myanmar". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
↑"Manipur attack: Indian Army hunts down insurgents along Myanmar border". Zee News. 9 June 2015. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
↑ABC News. "Rebels Kill 6 Indian Soldiers Near Border With Myanmar". ABC News. Archived from the original on 22 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
↑"Indian soldiers killed in rebel ambush in Manipur state". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 20 March 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
↑"India: Border state ambush kills five soldiers, two civilians". Al Jazeera. 13 November 2021. Archived from the original on 4 November 2025.