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August - 2 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested four I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants, identified as Monelal Brahma alias Naga (35), Amit Khaklari alias Takla alias Lantha (28), Sumbu Basumatary (24), and Rajib Narzary alias Goldum (27) from the Audang Bazaar a
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested four I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants, identified as Monelal Brahma alias Naga (35), Amit Khaklari alias Takla alias Lantha (28), Sumbu Basumatary (24), and Rajib Narzary alias Goldum (27) from the Audang Bazaar area in Kokrajhar District in the wee hours of August 2, reports The Telegraph. A 7.62mm pistol, a 7.65mm pistol, an AK-type gun, a .325 revolver, two live 7.62 pistol rounds, three .325 rounds, two 7.65mm rounds, two No. 36 hand grenades, three mobile handsets, one extortion note and INR 500 were recovered from the quartet. "They are locally-trained cadres and actively involved in extortion and in delivering rations to members of the outfit (at the Bidai camp)," Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) Additional Director-General of Police (ADGP) L.R. Bishnoi said, adding that their arrest will hit the Bidai camp hard.
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August - 5 
Fourteen civilians have been killed after suspected I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants opened fire at a weekly market at Balajan Tinali in Kokrajhar District on August 5, reports The Times of India. Security Forces (SFs) in the area have killed o
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Fourteen civilians have been killed after suspected I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants opened fire at a weekly market at Balajan Tinali in Kokrajhar District on August 5, reports The Times of India. Security Forces (SFs) in the area have killed one of the militants. Fifteen civilians have also been reported injured in the incident. An AK-47 has been recovered from the militant who was killed after an intense gun battle that lasted about 20 minutes. Additional forces have been rushed to the spot, even as other terrorists are being pursued by SFs. Apart from opening fire on the market, the militants also lobbed a grenade that ravaged three shops. Assam Director General of Police (DGP) Mukesh Sahay has said the attack was carried out by the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Songbijit), or NDFB (S).Defence Public Relations Officer (PRO) Lieutenant Colonel S Newton said, "We suspect there were at least three militants and one of them have been killed. Army is searching the area for the other militants."
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August - 7 
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on August 7 visited the militant attack site at Balajan Tiniali Market in Kokrajhar District and said strong action would be taken against the banned I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) outfit and "none would be
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Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on August 7 visited the militant attack site at Balajan Tiniali Market in Kokrajhar District and said strong action would be taken against the banned I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) outfit and "none would be spared" for the killing of 14 people, reports The Times of India. Sonowal said, "No matter how strong the militant group is, our government will take strong action against it. All those connected with the killing will be hunted out and brought to book". "Whatever evidence has been collected so far show that NDFB (Songbijit) is behind the killings. All the security forces are coordinating the search operations and none will be spared," he said. "It is the prime duty of the government to protect the people and their property. All will be given protection, I assure," the Chief Minister added.The Times of Indiaadds that, the strategic group of the state's unified command structure ordered Counter-Insurgency (CI) forces on August 7 to go all out in eliminating the NDFB-IKS, the group linked with Friday's (August 5) shootout at the market in Kokrajhar District. The strategic group comprises the Army, State Police and state Paramilitary Forces. It met on August 7 at Kokrajhar and was chaired by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.Director General of Police (DGP) Mukesh Sahay said that the slain NDFB-IKS militant, whose body was recovered, would be identified by DNA test as his parents were unable to recognize his body as they had not seen him for the past 8-9 years, adds The Times of India. Earlier on August 6, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the slain militant has been identified as Manjoy Islari alias Maodang, a commander of the outfit.The Kokrajhar Deputy Commissioner Madhu Prasad Sarma said that the killers were believed to have come from Pakriguri on the Indian side, about 10 km from Bhutan border, adds The Times of India.
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August - 7 
Meanwhile, a delegation of the Pro-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF) led by its ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa on August 7 visited Kokrajhar and urged the Government to ensure the safety and security to the lives and properties of the people of Assam, reports The
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Meanwhile, a delegation of the Pro-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF) led by its ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa on August 7 visited Kokrajhar and urged the Government to ensure the safety and security to the lives and properties of the people of Assam, reports The Assam Tribune.
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Police on August 9 said the attack at the Balajan Tiniali Market in Kokrajhar District on August 5 was carried out by a lone wolf who was also "heavily drunk" at the time, reports The Telegraph. The slain militant was identified as Monjoy Islari alias Mwdhan, ‘commanding officer&rsqu
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Police on August 9 said the attack at the Balajan Tiniali Market in Kokrajhar District on August 5 was carried out by a lone wolf who was also "heavily drunk" at the time, reports The Telegraph. The slain militant was identified as Monjoy Islari alias Mwdhan, ‘commanding officer’ of the I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS)'s 16 battalion. The Kokrajhar Superintendent of Police (SP), Shyamal Prasad Saikia, said though the assailant was a member of the NDFB-IKS, he had acted in an individual capacity and no group was involved in the attack that left 14 dead and 17 others injured. Addressing a peace meet at the deputy commissioner's conference hall, Saikia said, "He was heavily drunk and fired indiscriminately at the market before he was gunned down."
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August - 22 
Police arrested a suspected worker of I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), identified as Paulina Basumatary (22) from No. 1 Nandipur village in Kokrajhar District on August 22, reports The Telegraph.
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Police arrested a suspected worker of I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), identified as Paulina Basumatary (22) from No. 1 Nandipur village in Kokrajhar District on August 22, reports The Telegraph.
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A National Santhal Liberation Army (NSLA) cadre was arrested from Mornai tea estate in Kokrajhar District on August 30, reports The Telegraph.
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A National Santhal Liberation Army (NSLA) cadre was arrested from Mornai tea estate in Kokrajhar District on August 30, reports The Telegraph.
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August - 30 
The Kokrajhar Police arrested a Kamtapur Liberation Organization (KLO) cadre, identified as Snajit Chandra Barman from Choutara under Gossaigaon Police Station in Kokrajhar District on August 30, reports The Sentinel.
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The Kokrajhar Police arrested a Kamtapur Liberation Organization (KLO) cadre, identified as Snajit Chandra Barman from Choutara under Gossaigaon Police Station in Kokrajhar District on August 30, reports The Sentinel.
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