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August - 2 
‘chairman’ of Breakaway faction of Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC-B), Bernard Rimpu N. Marak reached out to ‘commander in chief’ of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) Sohan D Shira, with an appeal to join the "mainstream" for the betterment of Garo hills, reports The Telegraph. Bernard st
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‘chairman’ of Breakaway faction of Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC-B), Bernard Rimpu N. Marak reached out to ‘commander in chief’ of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) Sohan D Shira, with an appeal to join the "mainstream" for the betterment of Garo hills, reports The Telegraph. Bernard stated “Come forward and join the mainstream. Let us work in the best interest of the people of Garo hills through peaceful democratic means. People are praying for peace, which can materialise only through our join efforts. I feel it is high time to bury the hatchet. Sohan can do much to the people as a tribal leader, which indeed is the need of the hour."
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August - 7 
Sports officer Aribam Nilakunjamani Sharma, who was abducted by Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), was released on August 7, near Barengapara in West Garo hills District, reports The Telegraph. He was abducted on July 10. There has been a series of abductions along the Tura-Baghmara route in the
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Sports officer Aribam Nilakunjamani Sharma, who was abducted by Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), was released on August 7, near Barengapara in West Garo hills District, reports The Telegraph. He was abducted on July 10. There has been a series of abductions along the Tura-Baghmara route in the past few months. In the last eight months, at least 20 people were abducted along this route.
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August - 8 
Armed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants, numbering around two dozen, on August 8 ambushed a Police convoy that was travelling on the Tura-Williamnagar-Nongstoin-Shillong road at Nongshram area inside West Khasi Hills District, reports The Shillong Times. The firing damaged two Police ve
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Armed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants, numbering around two dozen, on August 8 ambushed a Police convoy that was travelling on the Tura-Williamnagar-Nongstoin-Shillong road at Nongshram area inside West Khasi Hills District, reports The Shillong Times. The firing damaged two Police vehicles. Police sources stated that ‘action unit’ of GNLA directly supervised by militant ‘chief’ Sohan D Shira was behind the ambush.
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August - 8 
Further, GNLA has formed seven-member ‘special operation team’ known as ‘Eagle Hunters’ to attack Police personnel, reports The Shillong Times on August 9. In a statement issued to the media, GNLA said that the team of Eagle Hunters was specifically formed to carry out attacks on Police personnel an
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Further, GNLA has formed seven-member ‘special operation team’ known as ‘Eagle Hunters’ to attack Police personnel, reports The Shillong Times on August 9. In a statement issued to the media, GNLA said that the team of Eagle Hunters was specifically formed to carry out attacks on Police personnel anytime anywhere. “Our Eagle Hunters team will shoot Police personnel dead on the spot no matter how many police personnel are there at the time of the incident”.
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August - 8 
In related news, The Shillong Times on August 9 that GNLA denied role in the ambush on August 8. GNLA stated that, it has been confirmed that the attack was undertaken by a combined group of A'chik Songna An'pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK), A’chik Matgrik Elite Force (AMEF) and deserters from GNLA, United A
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In related news, The Shillong Times on August 9 that GNLA denied role in the ambush on August 8. GNLA stated that, it has been confirmed that the attack was undertaken by a combined group of A'chik Songna An'pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK), A’chik Matgrik Elite Force (AMEF) and deserters from GNLA, United Achik Liberation Army (UALA) and some new members. GNLA also provided the names of those involved in the attack by saying that it has been confirmed that Reding T Sangma, former GNLA member and the leader of the ASAK group and his team, Timuth D. Sangma, former GNLA cadre also known as Chijong, Oja Arengh were involved in the ambush.
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August - 10 
On August 10, a Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militant identified as Chongbeng N Marak was killed in an encounter at Sakalgre school compound on the foothills of Nokrek national park in West Garo Hills District, reports The Shillong Times. According to Police the militants had set up base in
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On August 10, a Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militant identified as Chongbeng N Marak was killed in an encounter at Sakalgre school compound on the foothills of Nokrek national park in West Garo Hills District, reports The Shillong Times. According to Police the militants had set up base in Sakalgre recently to serve demand notes to businessmen and Government employees. Police recovered a 9 mm pistol and two GNLA identity cards.
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August - 12 
A Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militant, identified as Dominic R. Marak, was arrested on August 12, from Ringre market in Tura in West Garo Hills District, reports The Telegraph.
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A Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militant, identified as Dominic R. Marak, was arrested on August 12, from Ringre market in Tura in West Garo Hills District, reports The Telegraph.
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August - 15 
In another incident, a Policeman, Bijoy Momin, who was on his way Mendipathar in his motorcycle, was stopped by alleged GNLA militants and assaulted before his bike was set on fire at Rongkamenchi village near Resubelpara in North Garo Hills District on August 15, reports The Telegraph. "Twelve heav
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In another incident, a Policeman, Bijoy Momin, who was on his way Mendipathar in his motorcycle, was stopped by alleged GNLA militants and assaulted before his bike was set on fire at Rongkamenchi village near Resubelpara in North Garo Hills District on August 15, reports The Telegraph. "Twelve heavily armed militants stopped him, beat him up and torched his bike. While the rebels were thrashing the constable, villagers gathered at the spot, forcing the militants to fire in the air and flee," said North Garo Hills Superintendent of Police (SP) Ramesh Singh.
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August - 15 
Suspected cadres of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) attacked a Police outpost in Dobu Achakgre near Songsak in East Garo Hills when the Police was raising the National Flag in the outpost at 7 am on August 15, reports The Assam Tribune. According to Police, the militants fired a few rounds and
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Suspected cadres of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) attacked a Police outpost in Dobu Achakgre near Songsak in East Garo Hills when the Police was raising the National Flag in the outpost at 7 am on August 15, reports The Assam Tribune. According to Police, the militants fired a few rounds and then fled into the jungles nearby. The bullets hit a door of a school where the policemen were sitting. No one was hurt, the Police added. “We have recovered some empty ammunition cases and also some live rounds from the ambush site. There were around seven militants. Our operational teams are still combing the area,” informed District Police chief Davis Nestell R Marak.
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August - 16 
Most of the cadres of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) refused to adhere to the orders of the Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) to attack very important person (VIP) convoys and disrupt the Independence Day (August 15) celebrations in vulnerable areas under the outfit striking distance, reports The Se
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Most of the cadres of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) refused to adhere to the orders of the Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) to attack very important person (VIP) convoys and disrupt the Independence Day (August 15) celebrations in vulnerable areas under the outfit striking distance, reports The Sentinel on August 17. A top senior Meghalaya Police official revealed that the armed cadres refusal is attributed to the simmering disgruntlement within the rank and file in the outfit and the heavy security beef up ahead of the auspicious day throughout the volatile five Districts of Garo Hills in Meghalaya. A Police official said that intelligence inputs clearly stated the GNLAs military chief Sohan D Shira had directed the area commanders to carry out a revenge act through an all out attacks on VIP convoys and areas scheduled for their visits. “It didn’t fructify because the cadres refused to carry out the orders”, stated the official besides claiming that the security agencies infiltration into the GNLA has make a difference to defy the cruel diktat that can create more home to the civilian population.
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August - 17 
The operation was launched after arrest of Over Ground Worker (OGW) of GNLA, Tenobirth N Marak at Dajiteksragre road in South Garo Hills District, reports The Shillong Times on August 18.
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The operation was launched after arrest of Over Ground Worker (OGW) of GNLA, Tenobirth N Marak at Dajiteksragre road in South Garo Hills District, reports The Shillong Times on August 18.
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August - 18 
South Garo Hills Police shot dead a Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) ‘deputy area commander’ Silbirth M Sangma at Sawekolgre village in Chokpot Region in South Garo Hills District on August 18, reports The Shillong Times. A Chinese pistol was recovered from the dead militant. Police stated that
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South Garo Hills Police shot dead a Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) ‘deputy area commander’ Silbirth M Sangma at Sawekolgre village in Chokpot Region in South Garo Hills District on August 18, reports The Shillong Times. A Chinese pistol was recovered from the dead militant. Police stated that Silbirth was involved in planting IEDs targeting Police vehicles and personnel at Raja Rongat tri-junction in January 2015 and lobbing of grenade at a wine store near Abiagre in South Garo Hills, procuring of arms and ammunition such as shot guns, rocket launchers, 2-inch mortars, HK, 4 AK(s), G3, carbine, M50 rifle, ammunition, etc., from Bangladesh through Indo-Bangla border and from Dimapur, Nagaland through the borders of North Garo Hills. Silbirth was also involved in large scale extortions from businessmen in South Garo Hills, West Garo Hills and Mankachar area, Assam. In one incident he had burnt the vehicles of traders from Mankachar, Assam at Chokpot, South Garo Hills when they did not pay the money. Police also stated that Silbirth along with GNLA’s West Garo Hills ‘area commander’ Hedio and others was involved in abduction of South Garo Hills District Sports Officer from Kherapara, West Garo Hills, in July. The official was kept in custody for over 28 days and was released only when ransom was paid.
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August - 29 
Police had a short skirmish with Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants near Paromgre village in South Garo Hills on August 29, reports The Assam Tribune. The exchange of fire lasted a few minutes but there were no casualties.
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Police had a short skirmish with Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants near Paromgre village in South Garo Hills on August 29, reports The Assam Tribune. The exchange of fire lasted a few minutes but there were no casualties.
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August - 30 
The Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) on August 30 warned non-tribal candidates to abstain from taking part in the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) polls, which is slated for October 12, reports The Shillong Times. In a release issued by the GNLA's ‘joint publicity secretary’ Garo M
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The Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) on August 30 warned non-tribal candidates to abstain from taking part in the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) polls, which is slated for October 12, reports The Shillong Times. In a release issued by the GNLA's ‘joint publicity secretary’ Garo Mandei Marak, the outfit has asked the non-tribal communities to neither contest nor cast their votes in the election. "Anyone taking part in the poll process will be responsible for their own fate," the outfit threatened. It also asked the political parties not to encourage non-tribal people in the district council polls. "The GHADC is solely meant for the benefit and welfare of the Garos. No political party or law can ever change the heritage of the A'chik," the release said. The outfit further warned members of district council, political leaders not to modify the Garo customary law for their personal benefits. "Anybody trying to meddle with the customary law will not be spared by the GNLA," it added.
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