What is the United Liberation Front of Assam?

The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) is an extremist organization reportedly formed in 1979, in the northeastern Indian state of Assam. The group was thought to be formed by a few Assamese rebels with the purpose of forming a separate country of Assam, independent of Indian rule.

What happened to the ULFA in Assam?

In the process, owing to the twin factors of increasing operations by the security forces and dwindling support among its core sympathisers, ULFA’s importance in Assam has been declined drastically. Recruiting for the front did not begin until 1983.

What does ULFA stand for?

The United Liberation Front of Assam ( ULFA) militant outfit organisation operating in the Indian state of Assam. It seeks to establish an independent state of Assam with armed struggle in the Assam conflict.

What is the ULFA doing in Bhutan?

The ULFA sought shelter in the forests on the Indo-Bhutan border from the early 1990s and established several camps in the forest areas of southern Bhutan.

What is the history of ULFA?

Resurgence of ULFA (I) The armed insurgency by ULFA is located from the popular Assam Movement 4, out of which it emerged as an insurgent organisation demanding creation of a sovereign socialist Assam from the Indian Union. After a prolonged Counter Insurgency (COIN) campaign, the outfit entered in peace talks with the Government of India in 2011.

What is the ULFA armed insurgency?

The armed insurgency by ULFA is located from the popular Assam Movement 4, out of which it emerged as an insurgent organisation demanding creation of a sovereign socialist Assam from the Indian Union. After a prolonged Counter Insurgency (COIN) campaign, the outfit entered in peace talks with the Government of India in 2011.

What is the ULFA in Bhutan?

The ULFA sought shelter in the forests on the Indo-Bhutan border from the early 1990s and established several camps in the forest areas of southern Bhutan.